Prospect, NC is a small rural community in the southeastern corner of North Carolina. The town has a strong sense of community pride and a deep connection to its local politics. The town’s elected officials are responsible for making decisions that affect the daily lives of its citizens. They work on issues such as economic development, infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives, and much more. Citizens are encouraged to stay informed about local political candidates and developments by attending town meetings or reading local newspapers. Prospect is proud of its commitment to open government, which helps ensure that all voices are heard when it comes to how their town is run.
The political climate in Prospect, NC is moderately 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
Prospect, NC is moderately 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.
Prospect, 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 Prospect, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 238 contributions totaling $48,882 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $205 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 81 contributions totaling $19,088 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $236 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)