Millers Creek, NC is a small town with a population of just over 3,000 people. It is located in the foothills of North Carolina and has a strong sense of community pride. The local government is comprised of a Mayor, five Town Council members and three Planning Board members who are elected by the people of Millers Creek. The Mayor and Council Members are elected for four-year terms, while Planning Board Members serve two years. The Mayor and Town Council are responsible for passing ordinances that affect the day-to-day living in the town such as zoning regulations, land use permits, trash collection schedules and other ordinances. Residents also have the opportunity to attend Town Council meetings as well as participate in various committees related to planning and development. This allows citizens to be actively involved in their local government and voice their opinions on important issues facing their town. The political atmosphere in Millers Creek is generally considered friendly and open to hearing both sides of an issue before making any decisions.
The political climate in Millers Creek, NC is strongly conservative.
Wilkes County, NC is very conservative. In Wilkes County, NC 21.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wilkes county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.8% to 21.2%.
Wilkes county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Millers Creek, NC is strongly conservative.
Wilkes County, North Carolina is very conservative.
North Wilkesboro 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.
Millers Creek, 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 Millers Creek, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 104 contributions totaling $1,980 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $669 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)