Newton Grove, NC is a small rural town in North Carolina located in the southeastern United States. It has a population of approximately 3,000 people and is largely agricultural, with farming being the main source of income for many residents. The town is governed by a mayor-council form of government which consists of two elected bodies - a mayor and five council members - who serve part-time roles in the municipal government. Recently, citizens have become increasingly interested in local politics as Newton Grove continues to grow and development opportunities arise. Civic engagement has stepped up over the past few years and there have been numerous campaigns for local offices such as Mayor, Council Member, and County Commissioner. Although there are no current candidates for local office in Newton Grove, residents are eager to discuss issues that affect their community, such as economic development projects, infrastructure improvements, educational programs, and ways to improve public safety.
The political climate in Newton Grove, NC is moderately conservative.
Sampson County, NC is moderately conservative. In Sampson County, NC 38.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sampson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.8% to 38.3%.
Sampson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Newton Grove, NC is moderately conservative.
Sampson County, North Carolina is moderately 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.
Newton Grove, 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 Newton Grove, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 32 contributions totaling $3,520 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $12,527 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $696 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)