Wilson County is home to many people who take an active interest in politics. Though they may not always agree on the issues, citizens of Wilson County are passionate about making sure their voices are heard and represented. The county has a very active political scene with many local leaders running for office. Local elections often draw out a large number of voters across all demographics and allow everyone to have a voice in the decisions being made. There is also an abundance of media coverage of these events and local candidates, which ensures that both the issues at hand and the people representing them are given ample attention from both sides of the aisle. It is clear that Wilson County takes its politics seriously, and it will continue to be a major part of life here for years to come.
The political climate in Wilson County, NC is leaning liberal.
In Wilson County, NC 50.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wilson county remained Democratic, 50.9% to 48.1%.
Wilson county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wilson County, NC is leaning liberal.
Wilson 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.
Wilson, North Carolina: r r d d d d
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 Wilson County, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 929 contributions totaling $117,521 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 338 contributions totaling $91,574 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $271 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)