Troy, NC is a small town located in Montgomery County. Despite its small size, the politics of Troy have an important impact on the local community and beyond. Troy’s politics are largely influenced by state and national issues, with local representatives voting in accordance with their constituents’ views. As such, many residents take part in elections to ensure that their voice is heard at a higher level. Locally, the city mayor is elected by voters of Troy to represent them on important city decisions. Town council members are also voted in to help oversee the day-to-day operations of the municipality. Additionally, residents can vote for county commissioners to help lead Montgomery County as a whole. With each vote, Troy’s citizens strive to make sure that their interests are taken into account when making important decisions about life within the city limits.
The political climate in Troy, NC is somewhat conservative.
Montgomery County, NC is strongly conservative. In Montgomery County, NC 33.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.5% to 33.7%.
Montgomery county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Troy, NC is somewhat conservative.
Montgomery 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.
Troy, 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 Troy, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 86 contributions totaling $23,788 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $277 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 64 contributions totaling $26,938 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $421 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)