Saratoga, NC is a small town located in the western part of the state. While it may be small in size, it has a big impact on local politics. The town is represented by a Mayor and four Town Commissioners who are elected by residents every two years. These officials oversee all matters related to running the town, from budgeting to infrastructure improvements. All residents of Saratoga have an opportunity to make their voices heard through elections and attending Town Council meetings. The current Town Council is committed to serving its citizens and ensuring that Saratoga remains a vibrant and attractive place to live and work. They regularly meet with citizens to hear their opinions and concerns, while also working together as a team to make decisions that positively impact the future of the town.
The political climate in Saratoga, NC is leaning conservative.
Wilson County, NC is leaning liberal. In Wilson County, NC 50.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wilson county remained Democratic, 50.9% to 48.1%.
Wilson county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Saratoga, NC is leaning conservative.
Wilson County, North Carolina is leaning liberal.
Wilson Metro Area is leaning 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.
Saratoga, North Carolina: r r d d d 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 Saratoga, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $171 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $6,160 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $362 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)