Salisbury, North Carolina is a city located in Rowan County and has an estimated population of 34,000 people. Salisbury is known for its rich culture and history, with landmarks such as the Historic Salisbury Train Station, the Empire Hotel, and the Price-Patterson House. As a community, Salisbury has worked to create a safe environment with strong economic opportunities for its citizens. In terms of politics, the Mayor of Salisbury is Al Heggins who was elected in 2017. The City Council consists of ten members representing the various wards in the city who are also responsible for determining local laws and regulations that govern Salisbury. Additionally, there are numerous local political candidates running for office every election year who work to ensure that Salisbury’s citizens have their voices heard in government decisions. There are also several special committees and boards which serve to help advise the city council on important matters related to policy initiatives or development projects. All of these elements come together to create an active political scene in Salisbury that strives to put the needs of its citizens first.
The political climate in Salisbury, NC is somewhat conservative.
Rowan County, NC is very conservative. In Rowan County, NC 31.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rowan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.2% to 31.5%.
Rowan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Salisbury, NC is somewhat conservative.
Rowan County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia Metro Area is leaning 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.
Salisbury, 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 Salisbury, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,927 contributions totaling $464,164 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,758 contributions totaling $869,825 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $495 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)