Hassell, North Carolina is a small rural town located in the southeastern part of the state. While it may not have a large population, its politics are still influential in the local area. Hassell has a mayor-council form of government, with an elected mayor and six council members who serve two-year terms. The town's political issues range from local crime prevention to development initiatives as well as environmental and social programs. Local residents are able to directly shape their community through regular public hearings where they can voice their opinions on matters such as zoning ordinances, code requirements, and other issues of importance. In addition to this, Hassell also holds regular elections for candidates running for office at both the county level and state level. With all of these options, Hassell citizens are able to engage with their government and actively participate in forming policies that will benefit their community.
The political climate in Hassell, NC is leaning conservative.
Martin County, NC is leaning conservative. In Martin County, NC 47.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Martin county remained Republican, 52.1% to 47.1%.
Martin county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hassell, NC is leaning conservative.
Martin County, North Carolina is leaning 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.
Hassell, North Carolina: d r d d 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 Hassell, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $125 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $10 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $2,295 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)