Spencer, NC is a small city with a population of around 5,500 people located in Rowan County. The city has a strong sense of community and government involvement that serves as the foundation for its political structure. The Mayor and City Council of Spencer act together to provide leadership by establishing policies and procedures that help maintain the quality of life for the citizens of Spencer. Local elections are held annually to elect officials who can serve the best interest of their constituents. Issues such as economic development, public safety, employment opportunities, and education are major focuses of local politics in Spencer. There are several candidates running for office every year seeking to represent their neighbors in government positions within the city. Elections involve much discussion among residents about important issues facing the community and provide a platform to voice opinions on how they think these issues should be addressed. Although there is always room for improvement, Spencer's political system has been successful at providing efficient services and improving overall quality of life in town.
The political climate in Spencer, NC is somewhat conservative.
Rowan County, NC is very conservative. In Rowan County, NC 31.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rowan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.2% to 31.5%.
Rowan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Spencer, NC is somewhat conservative.
Rowan County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia 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.
Spencer, 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 Spencer, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,201 contributions totaling $139,637 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 364 contributions totaling $242,344 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $666 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)