Stanly County, located in North Carolina, is a great place to live and work. The area has a rich history and vibrant community, and its political landscape is no exception. Stanly County residents have an active role in local politics with the Stanly County Board of Commissioners making decisions about key issues such as zoning, taxes, public safety, and education. In recent years, the board has welcomed new members from both major political parties including Democrats and Republicans. The county board also encourages civic engagement by allowing citizens to voice their opinions through participation in public forums. Local candidates for office have included prominent names from both major parties who have sought to address important topics while representing their constituents' views and values. With elections taking place on a regular basis in Stanly County, residents have the chance to make their voices heard and take an active role in shaping the future of the community they call home.
The political climate in Stanly County, NC is very conservative.
In Stanly County, NC 24.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stanly county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.0% to 24.0%.
Stanly county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Stanly County, NC is very conservative.
Albemarle Metro Area is very 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.
Stanly, 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 Stanly County, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 370 contributions totaling $61,868 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 348 contributions totaling $124,257 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $357 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)