Dallas, NC is a small town located in Gaston County. Despite its small size it has a vibrant political landscape with much debate and discussion on the various issues facing the community. The local government is made up of a mayor, city council, and various other elected officials responsible for managing its day to day operations. Elections are held every two years for the mayor and each member of the city council. These elections provide an opportunity for citizens to voice their opinion on important matters facing Dallas such as economic development, public safety, infrastructure improvements, education reform and more. There are also several organizations that advocate for different causes within the community such as environmental protection, historic preservation and social justice. All of these issues are discussed openly and vigorously debated among local residents, providing an excellent platform to discuss what is best for Dallas’ future.
The political climate in Dallas, NC is somewhat conservative.
Gaston County, NC is strongly conservative. In Gaston County, NC 35.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gaston county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.2% to 35.5%.
Gaston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dallas, NC is somewhat conservative.
Gaston County, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia Metro Area is leaning 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.
Dallas, 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 Dallas, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $6,262 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 105 contributions totaling $14,273 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)