West Marion, NC is a small town in North Carolina with a rich political history. Although no formal population statistics are available, the town is believed to be home to a few hundred residents. The current mayor of West Marion is Mr. John Brown, who has held the position since 2017 and is up for reelection this fall. The current city council includes five members who are all elected by the citizens of West Marion and serve four-year terms. Over the years, many local political issues have been debated within the community such as taxation, education reform, and environmental sustainability. There have been several candidates running for office over the years in West Marion that have focused on these issues and many more. In addition to local politics, West Marion is also part of larger state and national elections where residents can participate in electing representatives for their area and country. All in all, West Marion has an active political culture that engages both its citizens and elected officials.
The political climate in West Marion, NC is moderately conservative.
McDowell County, NC is very conservative. In McDowell County, NC 25.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McDowell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.4% to 25.4%.
McDowell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Marion, NC is moderately conservative.
McDowell County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Marion Metro Area is very 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.
West Marion, 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 West Marion, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,114 contributions totaling $128,042 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 280 contributions totaling $42,282 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)