Davidson, NC County is an active and involved community when it comes to politics. The county has a strong engagement in local as well as national political activities and seeks to ensure the representation of its citizens in the political process. The county offers many opportunities for individuals to get involved in politics, including volunteering with local campaigns, attending city council meetings, or registering to vote. Additionally, Davidson hosts several events throughout the year which bring together representatives from all levels of government to discuss policy issues and listen to citizen’s concerns. Through these functions, Davidson creates a platform for residents to engage with their elected officials and make their voices heard in a meaningful way.
The political climate in Davidson County, NC is very conservative.
In Davidson County, NC 25.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Davidson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.0% to 25.6%.
Davidson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Davidson 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.
Davidson, 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 Davidson County, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,023 contributions totaling $72,263 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 655 contributions totaling $238,466 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $364 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)