Siler City, North Carolina is a small town located in Chatham County with a population of approximately 8,500 people. The local government consists of a mayor and five council members who are responsible for all legislative and executive decisions. The elected officials in Siler City represent the interests of the citizens, while also working to ensure that the city remains a safe, livable place for all. The council members work to address important issues such as economic development and public safety while also promoting civic engagement within the community. Residents have the opportunity to stay informed about local politics by attending city council meetings or participating in their local precinct's activities. Local political candidates are often involved in various campaigns and initiatives that seek to improve life in Siler City and make it an even better place to live.
The political climate in Siler City, NC is somewhat liberal.
Chatham County, NC is somewhat liberal. In Chatham County, NC 55.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chatham county remained strongly Democratic, 55.1% to 43.6%.
Chatham county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Siler City, NC is somewhat liberal.
Chatham County, North Carolina is somewhat liberal.
Durham-Chapel Hill Metro Area is very 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.
Siler City, 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 Siler City, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 230 contributions totaling $20,872 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 139 contributions totaling $18,822 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)