Madison is a small town in North Carolina that has seen significant political engagement over the years. From local elections to state and federal representatives, the people of Madison have been highly involved in upholding their civic duty. In recent years, the local government has become increasingly more active in engaging with the people of Madison through various initiatives. For instance, they recently instituted a county-wide economic development plan that will help bring new investments and jobs to the area. Additionally, they have been working hard to keep taxes low while also introducing new programs to support education and public safety. The members of the local political scene are devoted to representing their constituents’ needs and wishes as they continue to work toward a better future for all residents of Madison.
The political climate in Madison, NC is moderately conservative.
Rockingham County, NC is strongly conservative. In Rockingham County, NC 33.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rockingham county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.5% to 33.4%.
Rockingham county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Madison, NC is moderately conservative.
Rockingham County, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
Greensboro-High Point 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.
Madison, 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 Madison, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 288 contributions totaling $6,534 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 142 contributions totaling $16,316 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)