Caroleen, NC is a small town that has a population of about 2,000 people and is located in the foothills of North Carolina. The town has seen its population slowly grow over the years, and as such, it has become increasingly involved in local politics. Caroleen's government consists of a mayor and council members representing various sections of the town. Local elections are held every four years to decide who will be elected into office. The current mayor is Amanda Moore and she is supported by council members who are dedicated to making sure the community not only survives but also thrives in their small corner of North Carolina. With their support, many initiatives have been put into place to help improve the quality of life for those living in Caroleen. Many residents are also active participants in local politics by attending meetings or voting on local matters. Residents have an opportunity to voice their opinions and make sure their voices are heard when decisions impact the community as a whole.
The political climate in Caroleen, NC is strongly conservative.
Rutherford County, NC is very conservative. In Rutherford County, NC 26.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rutherford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.3% to 26.5%.
Rutherford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Caroleen, NC is strongly conservative.
Rutherford County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Forest City Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Caroleen, North Carolina: R R R R R R
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 Caroleen, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 150 contributions totaling $11,713 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 374 contributions totaling $52,600 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $141 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)