Fruitland, NC is a small town in the southeastern region of the United States, with a population of approximately 5,000 people. Though it is known for its local produce and low cost of living, Fruitland also has a thriving political system. Currently, there are two main candidates running for office - one Republican and one Democrat - who are vying to represent the citizens of Fruitland in the state government. The candidates have held several debates throughout their campaigns to outline their stances on key issues such as taxes, social services and education reform. With election day just around the corner, Fruitlanders are anxiously awaiting the results that will decide which candidate will lead them into the future.
The political climate in Fruitland, NC is somewhat conservative.
Henderson County, NC is moderately conservative. In Henderson County, NC 39.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henderson county remained very strongly Republican, 58.6% to 39.8%.
Henderson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fruitland, NC is somewhat conservative.
Henderson County, North Carolina is moderately conservative.
Asheville 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.
Fruitland, 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 Fruitland, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,447 contributions totaling $74,339 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 563 contributions totaling $115,699 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $206 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)