The politics of Murraysville, North Carolina are largely influenced by the population’s conservative leanings. Local politicians focus on issues such as fiscal responsibility and low taxes, while also advocating for environmental protection. Popular candidates in Murraysville have included long-time residents with strong ties to the community, such as former mayor John Smith. The town has recently seen a shift towards more progressive political ideals from younger residents who wish to see change in their local government. Elections are often hotly contested and all candidates strive to make their voices heard in order to win the trust of voters. With an engaged electorate and diverse candidate pool, Murraysville is sure to continue its legacy of lively political debates for years to come.
The political climate in Murraysville, NC is leaning conservative.
New Hanover County, NC is leaning liberal. In New Hanover County, NC 50.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, New Hanover county flipped narrowly Democratic, 50.2% to 48.0%.
New Hanover county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Murraysville, NC is leaning conservative.
New Hanover County, North Carolina is leaning liberal.
Wilmington Metro Area 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.
Murraysville, North Carolina: R R r r r d
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 Murraysville, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,029 contributions totaling $380,888 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,845 contributions totaling $846,414 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $459 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)