Chowan County, located in North Carolina, is a rural area characterized by small towns and communities. It is home to the Chowan Indian Tribe, which has lived in the region for centuries and continues to be active in local politics. Local politics in Chowan county have been dominated by the Republican party since the late 1970s. While there are no specific names of current local political candidates, voters in Chowan county have generally favored conservative policies such as lower taxes, fewer regulations, and greater fiscal responsibility. Education reform initiatives have also been popular among parties in the area, with many residents supporting increased funding to improve local school systems. Additionally, Chowan County has seen an influx of immigrants from other parts of the world in recent years who are actively involved in community organizations and making their voices heard on important issues like healthcare reform and immigration policies.
The political climate in Chowan County, NC is somewhat conservative.
In Chowan County, NC 41.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chowan county remained very strongly Republican, 57.4% to 41.7%.
Chowan county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chowan County, NC is somewhat conservative.
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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.
Chowan, North Carolina: d 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 Chowan County, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 967 contributions totaling $26,703 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 151 contributions totaling $33,156 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $220 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)