Silver Lake, NC is a small town located in the heart of North Carolina. The town has a long history of political engagement and involvement. Local politics are important to many residents, with passionate debates taking place over issues that affect the town. Many local politicians have served their community for years, with many running for office on a regular basis. From the mayor to the local school board, citizens of Silver Lake are passionate about their political beliefs and strive to make sure their voices are heard. Local organizations also work to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to participate in civic life and government processes. Residents come together at various events throughout the year to discuss current topics and policies that affect their community. From conferences and rallies to online forums and discussions, there is no shortage of ways for local citizens to engage politically in Silver Lake.
The political climate in Silver Lake, NC is leaning conservative.
New Hanover County, NC is leaning liberal. In New Hanover County, NC 50.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, New Hanover county flipped narrowly Democratic, 50.2% to 48.0%.
New Hanover county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Silver Lake, NC is leaning conservative.
New Hanover County, North Carolina is leaning liberal.
Wilmington Metro Area is leaning 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.
Silver Lake, North Carolina: R R r r r 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 Silver Lake, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,040 contributions totaling $214,108 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 970 contributions totaling $333,510 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $344 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)