Sawmills, NC is a small town located in the foothills of North Carolina. Known for its rural charm and close-knit community, Sawmills has been home to generations of families. Despite its small size, Sawmills has an active political climate that is reflective of the views of its citizens. Local politics in Sawmills are focused on issues such as education, infrastructure maintenance, healthcare access and economic development. Recent political debates have revolved around topics such as taxes, regulations and public safety initiatives. The residents of Sawmills take part in local elections to ensure that their voices are heard and that their needs are addressed by the leaders they elect. They take pride in being involved in the decisions that shape their community's future.
The political climate in Sawmills, NC is strongly conservative.
Caldwell County, NC is very conservative. In Caldwell County, NC 23.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Caldwell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.0% to 23.9%.
Caldwell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sawmills, NC is strongly conservative.
Caldwell County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton 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.
Sawmills, 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 Sawmills, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 224 contributions totaling $40,494 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 308 contributions totaling $64,366 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $209 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)