Bailey, NC is a small town with a population of around 2,000 people. Despite its size, Bailey has an active political climate, with the local government working hard to provide its citizens with the services and support they need. The town is represented at the county and state levels by elected officials who are chosen through regular elections. These officials work together to ensure that Bailey has the resources it needs to remain a vibrant and active community. At the same time, local residents have a say in how their town is run by engaging in civic activities such as voting and attending city council meetings. With representatives from both major parties present in Bailey, citizens can make their voices heard on important issues that affect the entire town.
The political climate in Bailey, NC is somewhat conservative.
Nash County, NC is leaning liberal. In Nash County, NC 49.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nash county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.6% to 49.4%.
Nash county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bailey, NC is somewhat conservative.
Nash County, North Carolina is leaning liberal.
Rocky Mount Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
North Carolina is leaning conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Bailey, North Carolina: R R r d r d
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Bailey, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 127 contributions totaling $4,310 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $4,070 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $452 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)