Anson County, located in North Carolina, is home to a vibrant and diverse political landscape. It encompasses several townships and has had various noteworthy political figures over the years. Anson County is part of the 11th Congressional District which is represented by Republican longtime Congressman Mark Meadows. At the county level, there are many important local roles including Commissioners, Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisors, Clerk of Court, Sheriff, District Attorney and Register of Deeds. All of these positions are elected officials who serve the citizens of Anson County and strive to ensure that its citizens’ voices are heard in local matters. In addition to these elected officials there is also an active citizenry that participates in various grassroots efforts such as voter registration drives, legislative advocacy initiatives, and other community engagement activities. Overall, Anson County is an important part of North Carolina politics and its residents are engaged in various ways to ensure their voices are heard on all levels of government.
The political climate in Anson County, NC is leaning liberal.
In Anson County, NC 51.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Anson county remained Democratic, 51.7% to 47.5%.
Anson county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Anson County, NC is leaning liberal.
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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.
Anson, North Carolina: D D 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 Anson County, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 548 contributions totaling $38,706 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 83 contributions totaling $21,532 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $259 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)