Wingate, NC is a small town located in Union County with a population of approximately 1,519 people. Despite the small size, the citizens of Wingate are very passionate about local politics. The town is served by a mayor-council form of government and the current mayor is Joyce Craig. She has been in office since 2011 and works closely with the town council to ensure that Wingate remains a prosperous place to live. Additionally, there are several local political candidates running for seats on the town council this year. These candidates have made it their mission to improve the quality of life for all residents while also focusing on ways to bring more jobs and economic opportunities to the community. Ultimately, politics in Wingate is an important issue that should not be taken lightly as it can have a great impact on the future of this small but vibrant town.
The political climate in Wingate, NC is somewhat conservative.
Union County, NC is strongly conservative. In Union County, NC 37.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.4% to 37.2%.
Union county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wingate, NC is somewhat conservative.
Union County, North Carolina is strongly 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.
Wingate, 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 Wingate, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $9,840 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $289 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)