Roanoke Rapids, NC is a small city located in Halifax County that is home to roughly 15,000 citizens. The local political landscape is shaped by the city council consisting of seven members elected at-large on a non-partisan ballot. Residents have the opportunity to participate in meaningful civic engagement by casting ballots for their representatives and engaging in debate over local issues. In recent years, Roanoke Rapids has seen an increase in development and investment which will help shape initiatives like affordable housing, economic development, and public safety. Of course, none of this can be achieved without the hard work of local politicians who are dedicated to serving their constituency. All in all, Roanoke Rapids’ political landscape is made up of passionate individuals who are committed to creating a brighter future for the city.
The political climate in Roanoke Rapids, NC is somewhat liberal.
Halifax County, NC is moderately liberal. In Halifax County, NC 60.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Halifax county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.3% to 39.1%.
Halifax county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Roanoke Rapids, NC is somewhat liberal.
Halifax County, North Carolina is moderately liberal.
Roanoke Rapids Metro Area is moderately 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.
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina: D D D D D D
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 Roanoke Rapids, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 476 contributions totaling $30,818 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 125 contributions totaling $34,892 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $279 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)