Bear Grass, NC is a small town located in the Appalachian Mountains. It has a long history of being politically independent and historically leaning towards democratic candidates. The people of Bear Grass have always held their political views close to their hearts and they take pride in their ability to vote for candidates that best represent their interests. There has been no major political candidates from Bear Grass, but many locals are involved in local politics and regularly attend community meetings to discuss the most important issues facing the town. There is a strong sense of civic responsibility in Bear Grass, which encourages residents to stay engaged with local politics and be active citizens.
The political climate in Bear Grass, NC is somewhat conservative.
Martin County, NC is leaning conservative. In Martin County, NC 47.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Martin county remained Republican, 52.1% to 47.1%.
Martin county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bear Grass, NC is somewhat conservative.
Martin County, North Carolina is leaning conservative.
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.
Bear Grass, North Carolina: d r d d 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 Bear Grass, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 54 contributions totaling $16,166 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $299 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 67 contributions totaling $11,774 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)