Norman, NC is a small town located in the eastern part of North Carolina. It has a long history of politics, and local elections are an important part of civic life. Each election season brings new debates between candidates who offer competing visions for the future of Norman. Local political parties strive to maintain their influence, while citizens come out to express their voice in deciding who should lead the city. Some of the issues at stake include quality education, economic development, public safety and infrastructure projects. It is important for residents to be aware of these issues and to participate in local elections so that they can have a say in deciding which candidates will work best for them and their community.
The political climate in Norman, NC is moderately conservative.
Richmond County, NC is somewhat conservative. In Richmond County, NC 42.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Richmond county remained strongly Republican, 57.0% to 42.2%.
Richmond county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Norman, NC is moderately conservative.
Richmond County, North Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Rockingham Metro Area 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.
Norman, North Carolina: D d 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 Norman, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $80 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $13 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $3,943 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)