Millingport, NC is a small town with a population of around 10,000 people. The politics of the town are dominated by the local city council, whose members are chosen by popular vote every two years. The current mayor of Millingport is Joe Johnson, who has held office since 2014. He is a strong advocate for community growth and development and has worked hard to improve the quality of life in the area through initiatives such as public safety improvements, infrastructure upgrades, and increased investment in educational opportunities. In addition to Mayor Johnson there are five other seats on the City Council filled by elected representatives from each of the five wards that make up Millingport. These council members provide important oversight on behalf of their constituents when it comes to budgeting, policy making, and overall management of the town. Local elections are usually hotly contested as residents strive to elect candidates that best represent their interests and values.
The political climate in Millingport, NC is very conservative.
Stanly County, NC is very conservative. In Stanly County, NC 24.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stanly county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.0% to 24.0%.
Stanly county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Millingport, NC is very conservative.
Stanly County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Albemarle 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.
Millingport, 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 Millingport, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 399 contributions totaling $66,438 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 330 contributions totaling $104,929 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $318 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)