Yadkin County, located in North Carolina, is an area that actively engages in politics. The Yadkin County Government works hard to ensure the safety and well-being of all its citizens by investing in public services and projects. Yadkin County has a strong tradition of local politics, with many residents actively participating in campaigns and voting for their preferred candidates. Voting is seen as a right and privilege that should not be taken for granted and it is encouraged for all citizens to get out and vote during elections. With many organized political groups located throughout the county, citizens can familiarize themselves with the local issues at hand so that they can make educated decisions when it comes to voting for their local officials.
The political climate in Yadkin County, NC is very conservative.
In Yadkin County, NC 18.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Yadkin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.0% to 18.9%.
Yadkin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Yadkin County, NC is very conservative.
Winston-Salem Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Yadkin, 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 Yadkin County, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 234 contributions totaling $12,739 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 214 contributions totaling $83,986 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $392 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)