Trenton, NC is a small town located in Jones County. The town is proud of its strong sense of community and involvement in local politics. Residents are passionate about their local government and take an active interest in decisions that impact their community. During election times, local candidates for mayor and city council positions are well-known among the citizens of Trenton. Issues such as economic development, environmental protection, taxation, and public safety are discussed at length and debated by those looking to represent the interests of the constituents they hope to serve. Everyone has a voice here, and the people of Trenton strive to make sure all opinions are respected and considered when it comes to decision-making within the city.
The political climate in Trenton, NC is somewhat conservative.
Jones County, NC is moderately conservative. In Jones County, NC 39.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jones county remained very strongly Republican, 59.4% to 39.8%.
Jones county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Trenton, NC is somewhat conservative.
Jones County, North Carolina is moderately conservative.
New Bern Metro Area is moderately 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.
Trenton, 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 Trenton, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 101 contributions totaling $656 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $7 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $7,970 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $285 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)