Rosman, NC is a small town located in Transylvania County, North Carolina. As with many rural areas, politics can be a contentious issue in Rosman. The town is run by the Board of Commissioners, which is elected by the local residents every two years. The current Board of Commissioners consists of four members who represent different districts in the town. These representatives work to maintain and improve Rosman's infrastructure, create economic opportunities and promote tourism within the community. Additionally, there are several candidates running for mayor and county commissioner this year in Rosman. Despite their different political affiliations, these candidates all share a commitment to improving the quality of life for all citizens of the community. They hope to bring new ideas and perspectives to help move Rosman forward into a brighter future.
The political climate in Rosman, NC is moderately conservative.
Transylvania County, NC is somewhat conservative. In Transylvania County, NC 41.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Transylvania county remained very strongly Republican, 57.0% to 41.4%.
Transylvania county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rosman, NC is moderately conservative.
Transylvania County, North Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Brevard Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Rosman, 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 Rosman, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,242 contributions totaling $188,803 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 642 contributions totaling $71,757 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)