Parkton, NC is a small town in the southeastern United States that has always been known for its tight-knit community atmosphere and friendly people. While the town may be small, its politics are just as important to those who live there as they are anywhere else. The local political candidates in Parkton come from a variety of backgrounds and ideologies, representing different interests all across the spectrum. In recent years, they have worked to bring new ideas and progress to Parkton while maintaining its unique character. There have been many successful initiatives on both sides of the political aisle that have helped to make Parkton an even better place to call home. From supporting local businesses to implementing environmental regulations, the people of Parkton have seen their elected officials work hard to make sure that their voices are heard on the issues that matter most to them.
The political climate in Parkton, NC is somewhat conservative.
Robeson County, NC is moderately conservative. In Robeson County, NC 40.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Robeson county remained very strongly Republican, 58.9% to 40.3%.
Robeson county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Parkton, NC is somewhat conservative.
Robeson County, North Carolina is moderately conservative.
Lumberton Metro Area is moderately 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.
Parkton, North Carolina: D d D D 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 Parkton, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 65 contributions totaling $226 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $3 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 71 contributions totaling $11,918 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)