Carrboro, NC is a vibrant and diverse town in the heart of North Carolina. It is home to a wide range of people representing many different backgrounds and experiences. Politically, Carrboro is known for its progressive ideals, with an emphasis on grassroots organizing and supporting public initiatives that promote social justice and environmental sustainability. The town's Mayor and Board of Aldermen work together to support an array of public programs that benefit residents, including affordable housing, public transportation, and access to healthcare. Carrboro also maintains strong ties with local universities, which provide both educational opportunities and volunteer opportunities for students to get involved in the community. In recent years, Carrboro has seen an increase in voter turnout during national elections as well as more people engaging in local politics through participation in town hall meetings and other civic activities. Residents are passionate about their community and strive to elect leaders who share their values and can help make positive change in the city.
The political climate in Carrboro, NC is strongly liberal.
Orange County, NC is very liberal. In Orange County, NC 74.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 23.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orange county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 74.8% to 23.7%.
Orange county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Carrboro, NC is strongly liberal.
Orange County, North Carolina is very liberal.
Durham-Chapel Hill Metro Area is very 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.
Carrboro, North Carolina: D D D D D 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 Carrboro, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15,043 contributions totaling $1,590,516 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 492 contributions totaling $80,085 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)