Plymouth, NC is a small rural town with a population of around 1,000 people. It has a long history of being heavily involved in local politics. Residents of Plymouth take part in the political process by voting in local elections and staying informed on current issues that affect their community. Every year, the town holds municipal elections to select its mayor and members of the council. These candidates come from both established local parties as well as independent candidates who offer fresh perspectives for the town. Plymouth also offers its residents several opportunities to get involved with their government, including attending town meetings and speaking out on important issues that affect the community. The citizens of Plymouth take pride in their participation in local political processes and strive to ensure they are making decisions that benefit the entire town.
The political climate in Plymouth, NC is somewhat liberal.
Washington County, NC is somewhat liberal. In Washington County, NC 54.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained moderately Democratic, 54.7% to 44.8%.
Washington county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Plymouth, NC is somewhat liberal.
Washington County, North Carolina is somewhat liberal.
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.
Plymouth, North Carolina: D d D D D d
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 Plymouth, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 48 contributions totaling $1,942 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $3,265 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)