Rockingham, NC is a small town located in Richmond County. It is home to approximately 9,000 people and is a vibrant community. Local politics in Rockingham are largely informed by the local government, which consists of a mayor and five council members. In addition to the mayor and council, residents of Rockingham have the opportunity to vote for other candidates such as representatives in Congress, state senators and representatives, judges, and sheriffs. The local political climate is highly focused on issues that affect citizens directly such as public safety, infrastructure development, and economic growth. Residents are also encouraged to participate in their local elections as a way to ensure that their voices are heard when it comes to important decisions made for Rockingham's future.
The political climate in Rockingham, NC is leaning conservative.
Richmond County, NC is somewhat conservative. In Richmond County, NC 42.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Richmond county remained strongly Republican, 57.0% to 42.2%.
Richmond county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rockingham, NC is leaning conservative.
Richmond County, North Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Rockingham 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.
Rockingham, North Carolina: D d d d 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 Rockingham, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 320 contributions totaling $30,083 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 199 contributions totaling $24,652 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)