The small town of Stokesdale, NC is populated by a diverse and engaged community with strong political beliefs. With a population of just under 5,000 people, Stokesdale is represented in the North Carolina General Assembly by the District 73 representatives. The Town Council consists of seven members who are elected from within Stokesdale and serve staggered two-year terms. They are responsible for setting local ordinances and regulations that benefit the citizens of Stokesdale. In addition to the Town Council, there are several local organizations involved in politics such as the Stokesdale Democratic Committee and the Republicans of Rockingham County. These groups host events throughout the year such as forums with local candidates and voter registration drives to promote civic engagement. By getting involved in these organizations and initiatives, residents have an active role in shaping local government policy and ensuring their voices are heard in government decisions.
The political climate in Stokesdale, NC is leaning conservative.
Guilford County, NC is moderately liberal. In Guilford County, NC 60.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Guilford county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.8% to 37.7%.
Guilford county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Stokesdale, NC is leaning conservative.
Guilford County, North Carolina is moderately liberal.
Greensboro-High Point 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.
Stokesdale, North Carolina: r 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 Stokesdale, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,110 contributions totaling $204,937 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 885 contributions totaling $313,046 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $354 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)