Cornelius, NC is a small town located in the state of North Carolina. It is a thriving community with many local businesses and a close-knit community. Politics in Cornelius are an important part of life for many residents and the town has been very active in recent years with local issues. The Town Council meets regularly to discuss current policies, and they have worked hard to ensure that the needs of all its citizens are met. Local elections, such as Mayor or Town Council representatives, take place every few years and allow the citizens to choose who will lead their government. Residents in Cornelius also tend to get involved in larger state campaigns as well, as they understand how important it is to have their voices heard on issues that affect them directly.
The political climate in Cornelius, NC is moderately liberal.
Mecklenburg County, NC is very liberal. In Mecklenburg County, NC 66.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mecklenburg county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.7% to 31.6%.
Mecklenburg county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cornelius, NC is moderately liberal.
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina is very liberal.
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia 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.
Cornelius, 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 Cornelius, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9,399 contributions totaling $996,091 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,823 contributions totaling $1,549,589 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $405 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)