Hudson, NC is a small town located in North Carolina. The town is known for its rich local history and culture which can be seen in the historic downtown area. Though a small town, Hudson has an active political landscape which is represented by local government and state-level representatives. Local elections are held every two years to elect council members who serve on the board of Hudson’s city council. These representatives help make decisions about the town’s budget, services, laws, and long-term goals. Additionally, Hudson residents elect candidates at the state level such as mayors, governors, senators and representatives to represent their interests in Raleigh. Residents of Hudson take pride in their community and actively participate in politics to ensure that it remains safe and prosperous.
The political climate in Hudson, NC is strongly conservative.
Caldwell County, NC is very conservative. In Caldwell County, NC 23.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Caldwell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.0% to 23.9%.
Caldwell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hudson, NC is strongly conservative.
Caldwell County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton 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.
Hudson, 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 Hudson, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 68 contributions totaling $3,261 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 58 contributions totaling $2,851 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)