King, North Carolina is a small town located in the northwest corner of the state. It has a long and colorful history, and is home to many hardworking people who take pride in their community. The local government of King is made up of a mayor and five council members who are elected by the citizens every four years. They work together to ensure that all needs and concerns of the residents are addressed in a timely manner. The political climate of King is generally moderate, with most politicians focusing on finding common ground amongst its citizens rather than taking extreme positions on any issue. Issues such as taxes, infrastructure improvements, public safety, education, and economic development are regularly discussed by local leaders in order to make sure the citizens have access to resources needed for them to succeed.
The political climate in King, NC is strongly conservative.
Stokes County, NC is very conservative. In Stokes County, NC 20.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stokes county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.4% to 20.6%.
Stokes county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
King, NC is strongly conservative.
Stokes County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Winston-Salem 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.
King, 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 King, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,947 contributions totaling $46,096 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 320 contributions totaling $45,062 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $141 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)