Rowan County, North Carolina is located in the central part of the state and is home to an estimated 132,788 people. As such, it is important for the citizens of Rowan to stay informed about local political candidates and current issues that impact their lives on a daily basis. There are several ways to do so including attending town hall meetings, reading local newspapers, talking to neighbors and attending candidate forums. In addition, many organizations offer educational opportunities for citizens to learn more about the political process. This allows them to become more active in the political process and better understand how their vote can make a difference. Over the years, Rowan has seen an increase in voter participation as more citizens have become engaged with local politics. In addition, there have been numerous campaigns and initiatives designed to empower voices from all sides of the aisle. The goal of these efforts is to ensure that every citizen’s voice is heard in a respectful manner regardless of party affiliation or beliefs. It is this commitment from county leaders that helps make Rowan such a vibrant place to live and work.
The political climate in 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
Rowan County, NC 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.
Rowan, 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 Rowan County, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,810 contributions totaling $170,654 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 843 contributions totaling $307,740 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $365 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)