Johnston County is located in the state of North Carolina and is a part of the larger Triangle region. It is home to many different communities and people, each with their own unique political views. In recent years, Johnston County has seen an increase in interest in local politics as citizens seek to have a greater influence on their community. Recent elections in the county have been hotly contested, with candidates from both major parties vying for attention and support from voters. The county also plays host to numerous special elections throughout the year, providing residents with yet another opportunity to make their voices heard through their votes. Ultimately, Johnston County is a place where democracy thrives despite differences of opinion and party affiliation, making it a vibrant place to engage in local politics.
The political climate in Johnston County, NC is strongly conservative.
In Johnston County, NC 37.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Johnston county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.4% to 37.0%.
Johnston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Johnston County, NC is strongly conservative.
Raleigh-Cary 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.
Johnston, 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 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 Johnston County, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,464 contributions totaling $181,983 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 948 contributions totaling $244,159 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)