Scotland Neck, NC is a small town in northeastern North Carolina with a population of approximately 1,800 people. Located near the coast, Scotland Neck enjoys a humid subtropical climate and has a rich history. Politically speaking, Scotland Neck is part of Halifax County and its citizens are represented by three county commissioners and two members of the North Carolina House of Representatives. Additionally, at the state level, Scotland Neck is served by two State Senators who represent Halifax County in the North Carolina General Assembly. The town of Scotland Neck also has its own mayor and board of commissioners who work to ensure that local laws are properly enforced and services are adequately provided to the citizens. Elections are held every two years where residents can vote for their representatives as well as various other municipal offices. With an engaged population and local government officials dedicated to serving their constituents, politics in Scotland Neck remain vibrant.
The political climate in Scotland Neck, NC is moderately liberal.
Halifax County, NC is moderately liberal. In Halifax County, NC 60.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Halifax county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.3% to 39.1%.
Halifax county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Scotland Neck, NC is moderately liberal.
Halifax County, North Carolina is moderately liberal.
Roanoke Rapids Metro Area is moderately 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.
Scotland Neck, North Carolina: D D 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 Scotland Neck, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 32 contributions totaling $1,648 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $2,975 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $298 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)