Stokes County is located in northwest North Carolina, and is known for its rural character and scenic beauty. Politically, the county has been historically conservative, although in recent years more progressive policies have gained traction. The county is governed by a five-member Board of Commissioners, who are elected at-large for four-year terms. In addition to the Board of Commissioners, Stokes County also has an elected Sheriff and Clerk of Court. The county is represented in the North Carolina General Assembly by two members in the House of Representatives and one member in the Senate. Stokes County is also part of Congressional District 5, which is currently represented by Virginia Foxx. Overall, the politics in Stokes County are becoming more progressive with each election cycle.
The political climate in Stokes County, NC is very conservative.
In Stokes County, NC 20.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stokes county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.4% to 20.6%.
Stokes county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Stokes County, NC is very conservative.
Winston-Salem Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Stokes, North Carolina: R 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 Stokes County, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,223 contributions totaling $63,316 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 226 contributions totaling $45,256 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)