Stem, NC is a small rural town with a population of just under 2,500 people. It is situated among the rolling hills and woods of northern North Carolina, providing peaceful surroundings for its citizens. While Stem does not have any large city government or major political figures, it has been represented in the state legislature by local politicians from both parties for many years. The current representative for the area is Republican Robert Pittenger, who was elected to his third term in 2020. Local elections are also held on an annual basis, with candidates from both major party backgrounds competing for votes in order to represent their constituents' interests at the state level. Though Stem does not usually feature in larger national news coverage due to its small size and rural location, those living there take an active interest in local politics and work together to ensure that their voices are heard when it comes to important decisions that affect them and their community.
The political climate in Stem, NC is somewhat conservative.
Granville County, NC is leaning conservative. In Granville County, NC 46.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Granville county remained moderately Republican, 52.7% to 46.1%.
Granville county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Stem, NC is somewhat conservative.
Granville County, North Carolina 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.
Stem, North Carolina: d r d d 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 Stem, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 115 contributions totaling $17,346 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 84 contributions totaling $13,072 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)