Kelly, NC is a small rural town in North Carolina with a strong sense of community and political participation. While the population size is not significant, the residents have a strong interest in local politics and are devoted to their candidates. Residents attend local debates and rallies to learn more about the candidates running for office and get involved in the political process. The town also has several active civic organizations that work together to promote issues important to Kelly residents such as health care, education, conservation, and other public services. The citizens of Kelly are dedicated to ensuring their voices are heard by local government officials and they take an active role in making sure those elected represent their interests.
The political climate in Kelly, NC is somewhat conservative.
Bladen County, NC is somewhat conservative. In Bladen County, NC 42.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bladen county remained strongly Republican, 56.5% to 42.8%.
Bladen county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kelly, NC is somewhat conservative.
Bladen County, North Carolina is somewhat 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.
Kelly, North Carolina: d r d d 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 Kelly, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $25 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)