Halifax County, NC, is an area surrounded by rich history and tradition. As a part of the state of North Carolina, the county participates in state-level politics, including electing representatives to the North Carolina State Senate and House of Representatives. Local elections for Halifax County government officials such as commissioners are held every two years on the same day as state elections. The most recent election was in 2020 when voters elected a new sheriff, clerk of court, district attorney, and other county positions. In addition to general county politics, there are also local government initiatives that affect peace and quality of life in Halifax County. These include projects related to public safety, economic development, education and infrastructure. Residents have the opportunity to get involved in their local community by attending meetings or participating in volunteer activities with their elected officials or organizations around the county.
The political climate in Halifax County, NC is moderately liberal.
In Halifax County, NC 60.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Halifax county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.3% to 39.1%.
Halifax county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Halifax County, NC is moderately liberal.
Roanoke Rapids Metro Area is moderately 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.
Halifax, North Carolina: D D 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Halifax County, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 587 contributions totaling $31,614 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 215 contributions totaling $74,016 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $344 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)