Pikeville, North Carolina is a small town in the eastern part of the state. It has been around since the mid-1800s and boasts a deep history and strong sense of community. Politically, the town leans conservative and has traditionally voted for Republican candidates in local elections. The mayor and city council members are all committed to maintaining low taxes and promoting economic growth while preserving Pikeville’s rural charm. They also take seriously their responsibility for providing safe roads, good schools, quality public services, and a thriving tourism industry. Local politicians have worked hard to increase investment in the town’s infrastructure so that Pikeville can continue to be a desirable place to live, work, and play.
The political climate in Pikeville, NC is somewhat 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
Pikeville, NC is somewhat conservative.
Wayne County, North Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Goldsboro 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.
Pikeville, 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 Pikeville, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 84 contributions totaling $8,490 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 60 contributions totaling $4,888 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)