Elm City, NC is a quaint town located in the heart of North Carolina. Although it is small, the politics in Elm City have had a large impact on its residents. The city government is made up of elected officials, who serve on the Town Council and Mayor's Office. They work closely with the local community to ensure that all of their needs are met. The Town Council meets regularly to discuss matters related to public services, infrastructure, housing, education, and more. Every two years, residents of Elm City go to the polls to elect new representatives for these offices. But regardless of who is in office, Elm City remains a place where citizens unite around shared values and enjoy living in a safe and welcoming community.
The political climate in Elm City, NC is leaning conservative.
Wilson County, NC is leaning liberal. In Wilson County, NC 50.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wilson county remained Democratic, 50.9% to 48.1%.
Wilson county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elm City, NC is leaning conservative.
Wilson County, North Carolina is leaning liberal.
Wilson 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.
Elm City, North Carolina: r r 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 Elm City, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 114 contributions totaling $5,202 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $2,750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)