White Plains, NC is a small town in the southeastern United States. The town has a rich history and is known for its quaint atmosphere and charming downtown area. Politically, White Plains is an independent city that operates under a mayor-council form of government. The current mayor is David Womble, who was first elected in 2018 and reelected for a second term in 2020. The City Council consists of seven members, each one representing different districts within the town. Together, the Mayor and City Council are responsible for making decisions about local government policies like taxation, public safety, economic development and infrastructure maintenance. They also oversee the annual budgeting process which determines how much money will be spent on various city projects each year. Furthermore, the City Council holds regular meetings to discuss policies and make decisions that affect the citizens of White Plains.
The political climate in White Plains, NC is strongly conservative.
Surry County, NC is very conservative. In Surry County, NC 23.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Surry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.2% to 23.8%.
Surry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
White Plains, NC is strongly conservative.
Surry County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Mount Airy 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.
White Plains, 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 White Plains, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,227 contributions totaling $75,468 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,398 contributions totaling $448,677 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $321 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)