Hillsborough, North Carolina is a small town located in Orange County. It has a rich history and an active political environment, with various local organizations engaging in political initiatives. The town has several elected offices on the county and state level that are held by locally elected officials. These officials seek to represent the interests of their constituents and help to shape policies that make life better for residents of Hillsborough. Organizations like the Hillsborough Civitas League are actively engaged in local politics and working to ensure that all residents have access to equitable resources. Furthermore, the town hosts numerous events throughout the year relating to civic engagement and political education. Overall, Hillsborough is an active participant in North Carolina politics and works to create an inclusive environment for all its citizens.
The political climate in Hillsborough, NC is moderately 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
Hillsborough, NC is moderately 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.
Hillsborough, 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 Hillsborough, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9,080 contributions totaling $861,540 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 726 contributions totaling $93,420 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)