Nash County, North Carolina is an area with a rich history and vibrant political environment. Governed by a Board of Commissioners, Nash County works to ensure that its citizens have the best quality of life possible. The local political scene in Nash County features numerous candidates from both major parties vying for positions on the Board of Commissioners. In addition to these races, there are also municipal and state-wide races that residents can participate in. No matter what one's opinion of politics may be, it is clear that Nash County offers an exciting and dynamic political climate for its residents to engage in.
The political climate in Nash County, NC is leaning liberal.
In Nash County, NC 49.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nash county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.6% to 49.4%.
Nash county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Nash County, NC is leaning liberal.
Rocky Mount Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Nash, North Carolina: R R r d r 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 Nash County, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,572 contributions totaling $148,072 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 659 contributions totaling $308,564 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $468 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)