The politics of Red Cross, NC are a hot topic of discussion within the community. The town is in a unique position as it is relatively small but densely populated. This means that there is a large population with diverse views on political issues that need to be addressed. Local elections are extremely important in Red Cross as they have the potential to shape the future of the town. While local political candidates haven’t been named yet, their importance can’t be understated. Residents should look forward to learning more about the candidates and understanding where they stand on issues facing Red Cross so that they can make an informed decision come election day.
The political climate in Red Cross, NC is very conservative.
Stanly County, NC is very conservative. In Stanly County, NC 24.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stanly county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.0% to 24.0%.
Stanly county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Red Cross, NC is very conservative.
Stanly County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Albemarle 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.
Red Cross, 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 Red Cross, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 62 contributions totaling $3,725 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 156 contributions totaling $73,697 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $472 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)