Dobson, NC is a small town located in the foothills of western North Carolina. The local politics are largely focused on improving the quality of life for its citizens, while also taking into account economic development. Recently, there has been much debate around issues like taxes and public education. Local leaders are continuing to discuss ways to keep taxes low while also investing more resources into public schools. Additionally, they are looking for ways to spark economic growth and create jobs within the community. The mayor and city council have also worked diligently to improve infrastructure such as roads and sidewalks which will benefit everyone who lives in or visits Dobson, NC.
The political climate in Dobson, NC is strongly conservative.
Surry County, NC is very conservative. In Surry County, NC 23.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Surry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.2% to 23.8%.
Surry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dobson, NC is strongly conservative.
Surry County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Mount Airy Metro Area is very 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.
Dobson, North Carolina: R R R R 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 Dobson, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 125 contributions totaling $22,495 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 90 contributions totaling $33,692 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $374 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)