The politics in Louisburg, NC are centered around the local government and their ability to provide services to the community. The town is also represented by two representatives in the North Carolina House of Representatives and one representative in the North Carolina Senate. The mayor and five-member board of commissioners lead the government and pass ordinances to regulate activities within town limits. Citizens take part in local elections to elect officials who represent their interests and help maintain order within the community. Issues such as education, economic development, public safety, infrastructure improvement, and environmental protection are all important topics discussed during local election cycles. These elected officials strive to ensure that the citizens of Louisburg receive adequate resources for a thriving community.
The political climate in Louisburg, NC is leaning conservative.
Franklin County, NC is somewhat conservative. In Franklin County, NC 42.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained strongly Republican, 56.0% to 42.5%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Louisburg, NC is leaning conservative.
Franklin County, North Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Raleigh-Cary Metro Area is moderately 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.
Louisburg, 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 Louisburg, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 169 contributions totaling $23,794 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $141 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 112 contributions totaling $41,719 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $372 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)