Lexington, NC is a small city located in Davidson County. Its local politics are largely focused on issues such as education, healthcare, economic development and public safety. The town has a council-manager form of government, which consists of five elected members who serve four-year terms. The mayor is also chosen by the City Council every two years. Lexington citizens have their say through regularly scheduled public meetings at Town Hall and various community organizations and events throughout the year. The city also holds an annual election for all local offices in November of odd-numbered years. Some key challenges that the city faces include improving its infrastructure and educational opportunities, supporting small businesses, revitalizing abandoned properties, creating safe neighborhoods and encouraging community volunteerism. By engaging citizens in the political process, Lexington is continuing to make strides towards a brighter future for everyone who lives there.
The political climate in Lexington, NC is moderately conservative.
Davidson County, NC is very conservative. In Davidson County, NC 25.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Davidson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.0% to 25.6%.
Davidson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lexington, NC is moderately conservative.
Davidson County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Winston-Salem Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Lexington, 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 Lexington, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,001 contributions totaling $130,218 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 794 contributions totaling $373,273 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $470 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)