Sims, NC is a small town located in the southeastern United States. The town is home to around 5,000 people and has been part of the local political landscape since its formation. The current Mayor is John Smith, who was elected in 2020 with a majority of the votes. He has been focusing on making Sims a more attractive place for businesses to locate and helping to create jobs for locals. The city council consists of six members who are all committed to growing Sims’ economy and continually improving the quality of life for its citizens. They are passionate about developing programs that will benefit both business owners and residents alike. As such, they have implemented initiatives such as tax incentives for businesses, improved infrastructure projects, and providing assistance to budding entrepreneurs. Overall, Sims’ politics reflects the desires of its citizens as well as the goals of its leadership: creating a better future for all those in the community.
The political climate in Sims, NC is somewhat 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
Sims, NC is somewhat 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.
Sims, 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 Sims, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $610 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $203 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)