Westport, NC is a small town located in North Carolina. The town has a population of approximately 1,000 people and is known for its friendly people and laid-back atmosphere. It is also home to several local businesses that serve the community and provide employment opportunities. When it comes to politics in Westport, the focus is on supporting local initiatives that benefit the community as a whole. This includes advocating for better access to essential services like healthcare, education and economic opportunity. Residents of Westport take pride in their local government and actively participate in elections to ensure their voices are heard. They strongly support candidates who will champion their values and work hard on issues such as job creation, environmental protection, and social justice reform. As Westport continues to grow, residents strive to maintain a balance between progress and preserving what makes their hometown so special – its close-knit community spirit.
The political climate in Westport, NC is strongly conservative.
Lincoln County, NC is very conservative. In Lincoln County, NC 26.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.4% to 26.4%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Westport, NC is strongly conservative.
Lincoln County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia 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.
Westport, 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 Westport, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 354 contributions totaling $89,732 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $253 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 378 contributions totaling $148,450 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $393 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)