North Wilkesboro, NC is home to a vibrant political atmosphere within the community. On the local level, North Wilkesboro has several city council members who represent various parts of the city, as well as a mayor that is elected at-large. These representatives are responsible for setting policy and enacting laws in order to ensure the safety and prosperity of all citizens. In addition, citizens of North Wilkesboro can get involved in politics by attending events hosted by local political organizations or volunteering for campaigns. This allows residents to have their voices heard and helps create an informed electorate within the city.
The political climate in North Wilkesboro, NC is moderately conservative.
Wilkes County, NC is very conservative. In Wilkes County, NC 21.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wilkes county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.8% to 21.2%.
Wilkes county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
North Wilkesboro, NC is moderately conservative.
Wilkes County, North Carolina is very conservative.
North Wilkesboro Metro Area is very 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.
North Wilkesboro, 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 North Wilkesboro, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 835 contributions totaling $315,672 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $378 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,518 contributions totaling $240,549 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)