Riegelwood, NC is a small rural town located in Columbus County. It has a wide variety of cultural attractions, from historic sites to outdoor recreational opportunities. While the town is not particularly politically active, there are several important issues that the local community must address. Some of these include providing adequate public services for residents, creating jobs and stimulating economic development, and preserving the region's natural resources. The town has a mayor and town council responsible for making decisions that affect the quality of life in Riegelwood. Additionally, representatives from state and federal government often visit Riegelwood to discuss these issues with residents and local officials. Overall, Riegelwood's politics focuses on ensuring its citizens have access to basic necessities in order to lead safe and fulfilling lives.
The political climate in Riegelwood, NC is moderately conservative.
Columbus County, NC is strongly conservative. In Columbus County, NC 35.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Columbus county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.6% to 35.7%.
Columbus county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Riegelwood, NC is moderately conservative.
Columbus County, North Carolina is strongly 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.
Riegelwood, North Carolina: d 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 Riegelwood, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $2,141 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $2,675 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)