The town of 27017 Dobson, NC is a small town with a population of about 3,000 people. The political atmosphere in the town is one of strong local involvement and engagement. Local residents are passionate about their politics and often participate in debates and discussions on issues that affect the town. There are several local political parties that hold events throughout the year in order to inform people about their platforms and engage citizens in conversations about important issues affecting them. Every two years, elections are held for mayor, city council members, and other local government positions, providing an opportunity for residents to express their opinion on who they think should lead their community. Local residents take these elections very seriously and work hard to ensure that their voices are heard at the polls.
The political climate in Zip 27017 (Dobson, NC) is very conservative.
Surry County, NC is very conservative. In Surry County, NC 23.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Surry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.2% to 23.8%.
Surry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 27017 (Dobson, NC) is very conservative.
Dobson, North Carolina is very conservative.
Surry County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Mount Airy Metro Area is very 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.
Dobson, 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 zip 27017 (Dobson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 42 contributions totaling $7,989 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 37 contributions totaling $9,704 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $262 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)