Rockfish, NC is a small town with a rich political history. Although the town does not have its own local political candidates, it takes an active part in national and state elections. The people of Rockfish are deeply engaged in the democratic process, taking time to become informed and vocal about their political beliefs and opinions. Political parties are split almost evenly among residents making it a highly contested town when it comes to voting. As election season arrives, the streets of Rockfish come alive with debate and volunteer opportunities for local causes that benefit the community. While residents may disagree on some issues, they all are passionate about their beloved hometown and overall seek to make the best decisions possible for its future.
The political climate in Rockfish, NC is leaning conservative.
Hoke County, NC is somewhat liberal. In Hoke County, NC 54.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hoke county remained strongly Democratic, 54.5% to 43.7%.
Hoke county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rockfish, NC is leaning conservative.
Hoke County, North Carolina is somewhat liberal.
Fayetteville Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Rockfish, 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 Rockfish, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 376 contributions totaling $23,658 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 378 contributions totaling $92,198 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $244 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)