Gates County is located in the northeastern part of North Carolina and is home to a diverse population. The county has a long history of political involvement and its citizens take a great deal of pride in their local government. In recent years, Gates County has seen an influx of younger citizens who are looking to get involved and help shape the direction of the county's future. Each election cycle brings new candidates that are vying for a seat on one of the many local boards or offices that exist within Gates County. These candidates bring with them a variety of perspectives and ideals that can be used to benefit all residents in the county. It's important for everyone to stay informed about the issues affecting their community so they can make an informed decision when it comes time to vote.
The political climate in Gates County, NC is somewhat conservative.
In Gates County, NC 42.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gates county remained strongly Republican, 56.4% to 42.6%.
Gates county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gates County, NC is somewhat conservative.
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News Metro Area is moderately 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.
Gates, North Carolina: D d d d 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 Gates County, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 84 contributions totaling $5,074 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 63 contributions totaling $7,745 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)