Colerain, NC is a small town located in the southeastern part of North Carolina. It has a long history of political engagement and involvement in local politics. Historically, the town has voted overwhelmingly for Democratic candidates in both state and local races. In recent years, however, there has been an increase in Republican support from residents of Colerain that has led to more competitive elections at the local level. The electorate in Colerain is diverse and includes people from all backgrounds and political affiliations. This makes it an interesting place to study local politics as many different issues are discussed and debated amongst residents when they are deciding who to support on Election Day. While political debates are often passionate, everyone seems to have respect for one another no matter what their party affiliation may be. Local politicians also try to represent all segments of the community by proposing policies that will benefit everyone regardless of their political leanings or beliefs.
The political climate in Colerain, NC is somewhat liberal.
Bertie County, NC is moderately liberal. In Bertie County, NC 60.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bertie county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.5% to 38.9%.
Bertie county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Colerain, NC is somewhat liberal.
Bertie County, North Carolina is moderately 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.
Colerain, 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 Colerain, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)