Moravian Falls, NC is a small town nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Politically, the town is largely conservative and leans Republican. Local elections typically feature candidates from both major parties competing for a variety of local posts including mayor, town council member, and school board member. The current mayor of Moravian Falls is Tim Brown, a Republican who was re-elected to his third term in 2019. Other current elected officials include four Republicans serving on the Town Council and two Democrats serving on the School Board. Over the years, Moravian Falls has developed into a vibrant community with strong support for local businesses and culture of community involvement. Residents take pride in their hometown and are actively engaged in local politics.
The political climate in Moravian Falls, NC is strongly conservative.
Wilkes County, NC is very conservative. In Wilkes County, NC 21.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wilkes county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.8% to 21.2%.
Wilkes county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Moravian Falls, NC is strongly conservative.
Wilkes County, North Carolina is very conservative.
North Wilkesboro 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.
Moravian Falls, 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 Moravian Falls, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 121 contributions totaling $14,856 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 361 contributions totaling $53,065 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)