Williamston, NC is a small town located in Martin County in the northeastern part of the state. It has a rich history of political involvement, with locals actively involved in local and state politics. At the local level, citizens can get involved by attending city council meetings and participating in elections. In recent years, several candidates have run for office in Williamston, including those from both major political parties. These candidates are generally focused on issues that impact the town such as economic development, education reform and public safety initiatives. It is important for residents to stay informed about current events and to make sure their voice is heard when it comes to decisions that affect their home town.
The political climate in Williamston, NC is leaning liberal.
Martin County, NC is leaning conservative. In Martin County, NC 47.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Martin county remained Republican, 52.1% to 47.1%.
Martin county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Williamston, NC is leaning liberal.
Martin County, North Carolina is leaning 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.
Williamston, North Carolina: d r d d 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 Williamston, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 54 contributions totaling $16,166 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $299 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 67 contributions totaling $11,774 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)