Wentworth, NC is a small town in North Carolina known for its close-knit community and rural charm. The politics of Wentworth reflect the values of this community, with a focus on preserving the local culture while still embracing progress and development. The city council works to ensure that all residents are represented in the political process, and there is an active citizen participation system in place to ensure that everyone’s voice can be heard. Elections in Wentworth generally draw lower turnout than other areas of the state, but those who do turn out tend to be passionate about their involvement and help shape the future of the town. With a history of civil service and strong local ties, Wentworth's politics remain focused on honoring the past while looking towards a bright future.
The political climate in Wentworth, NC is strongly conservative.
Rockingham County, NC is strongly conservative. In Rockingham County, NC 33.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rockingham county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.5% to 33.4%.
Rockingham county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wentworth, NC is strongly conservative.
Rockingham County, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
Greensboro-High Point Metro Area is leaning 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.
Wentworth, 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 Wentworth, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 384 contributions totaling $18,924 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 243 contributions totaling $38,620 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)