Turkey, NC is a small town located in North Carolina. As such, it is subject to the laws and regulations of the state of North Carolina and also the rules and regulations determined by local government. The local government in Turkey consists of a mayor, town council, and various other committees and boards that are responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the community. There are several political candidates that have announced their candidacies for upcoming elections in Turkey,nc. These candidates represent different parties from both major political parties in North Carolina as well as some independent or third party candidates. In addition to these candidates, there are many other citizens in Turkey who are actively engaged in politics either as volunteers or through donations to their favorite candidate or party. Through their participation in local politics, these residents help shape the future of their city and ensure that its best interests are being represented among leaders at all levels of government.
The political climate in Turkey, NC is moderately conservative.
Sampson County, NC is moderately conservative. In Sampson County, NC 38.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sampson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.8% to 38.3%.
Sampson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Turkey, NC is moderately conservative.
Sampson County, North Carolina is moderately 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.
Turkey, 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 Turkey, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $775 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $1,200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $600 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)