Whitsett, North Carolina is a small town located in northern Guilford County. It is known for its small-town charm and rural way of life. The town has an estimated population of around 2,000 people and is governed by a mayor and five members of the Board of Commissioners, all elected from Whitsett’s four wards. In addition to the mayor and board members, there are several other local government representatives including the police chief, fire chief and town clerk. Residents have access to many services such as parks, libraries, schools, churches and public safety. Local politics in Whitsett remain fairly calm as it is a small community with limited resources. Generally speaking, most issues that come up are related to maintaining the quality of life within the town while also taking into account the needs of their citizens.
The political climate in Whitsett, NC is somewhat liberal.
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
Whitsett, NC is somewhat liberal.
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.
Whitsett, 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 Whitsett, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 423 contributions totaling $22,045 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 193 contributions totaling $122,794 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $636 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)