Jones, NC County is a bustling county with a large population and many local political candidates vying for a seat in their local government. The politics range from issues such as environmental policies to education reform initiatives. In recent years, the county has seen a rise in heated debates over controversial topics such as health care reform and immigration legislation. Local elections often spark passionate debates amongst residents, each bringing their own set of ideas and proposals to the table. With so many candidates running for office every year, Jones, NC County offers an exciting way for residents to be involved in the political process.
The political climate in Jones County, NC is moderately conservative.
In Jones County, NC 39.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jones county remained very strongly Republican, 59.4% to 39.8%.
Jones county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jones County, NC is moderately conservative.
New Bern Metro Area is moderately 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.
Jones, 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 Jones County, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 153 contributions totaling $2,973 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 69 contributions totaling $13,502 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $196 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)