Leggett, NC is a small town in North Carolina with a population of around 830 people. It is part of Moore County and one of the smallest municipalities in the area. Although it is a small community, Leggett has been deeply involved in local politics since its founding. The town has an active mayor and council that are committed to making decisions that benefit the citizens. The mayor and council members are elected every two years by local residents and work to ensure that all residents have access to quality services such as schools, streets, parks, and public safety. In addition to these traditional roles, the mayor also works closely with other state representatives, including those from neighboring counties, to advocate for federal and state funding that can help benefit Leggett’s citizens. All in all, politics play an important role in this small town's future and will continue to do so for many years to come.
The political climate in Leggett, NC is somewhat liberal.
Edgecombe County, NC is strongly liberal. In Edgecombe County, NC 63.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Edgecombe county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 63.2% to 36.1%.
Edgecombe county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Leggett, NC is somewhat liberal.
Edgecombe County, North Carolina is strongly liberal.
Rocky Mount 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.
Leggett, 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 Leggett, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 94 contributions totaling $12,356 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 208 contributions totaling $80,716 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $388 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)