Goldston, NC is a small town located in the heart of North Carolina. It has a long history as an agricultural town and its politics are rooted in the traditional values of hard work and responsibility. The local politics in Goldston are typically dominated by issues related to economic development, education, public health and safety, infrastructure improvement, and environmental protection. The town has an elected mayor and four council members who work together to ensure the best interests of their constituents are met. Voters have several choices for candidates during election season and often reward those candidates who prioritize their constituents’ needs over their own political agendas. All decisions made by the local government must go through a lengthy democratic process before they can be enacted. This allows citizens to have a say in how their community is run, ensuring that all voices are heard.
The political climate in Goldston, NC is leaning conservative.
Chatham County, NC is somewhat liberal. In Chatham County, NC 55.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chatham county remained strongly Democratic, 55.1% to 43.6%.
Chatham county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Goldston, NC is leaning conservative.
Chatham County, North Carolina is somewhat liberal.
Durham-Chapel Hill Metro Area is very 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.
Goldston, 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 Goldston, 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 6 contributions totaling $821 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)