Mount Olive, NC is a small town in Wayne County. The local government is composed of an elected mayor and five members of the town council, who each serve two-year terms. The mayor and the council are responsible for setting policy and providing services for the residents of Mount Olive. This includes creating and enforcing local laws, budgeting funds for public works projects, and organizing local events. Additionally, the town has various boards and committees that provide input on public matters such as environmental issues, economic development, community outreach, and public safety. Residents of Mount Olive can make their voices heard in politics by participating in local elections, attending meetings held by the mayor or council members, or joining one of the many boards or committees active in town affairs.
The political climate in Mount Olive, NC is leaning conservative.
Wayne County, NC is somewhat conservative. In Wayne County, NC 43.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wayne county remained strongly Republican, 55.3% to 43.6%.
Wayne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mount Olive, NC is leaning conservative.
Wayne 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.
Mount Olive, 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 Mount Olive, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 272 contributions totaling $48,210 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 170 contributions totaling $62,996 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $371 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)