Gatesville, NC (27938) is a small town situated in the heart of North Carolina. It is home to around 4,000 residents, many of whom are deeply involved in the local politics. While there are no specific names of any political candidates from the area, the people of Gatesville take great pride in their city and its government. They regularly attend City Council meetings to voice their opinions and concerns about potential legislation that could affect the community. Issues such as zoning regulations, education funding, public safety, and economic development often come to the forefront during these discussions. In addition to attending council meetings, local citizens also take part in campaigns supporting their favorite political candidates from both major parties during election cycles. Finally, Gatesville residents engage with their representatives at all levels of government through letters and phone calls expressing their support or opposition on various issues. These efforts have helped to shape the future of Gatesville for generations to come.
The political climate in Zip 27938 (Gatesville, NC) is somewhat conservative.
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
Zip 27938 (Gatesville, NC) is somewhat conservative.
Gatesville, North Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Gates County, North Carolina 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.
Gatesville, 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 zip 27938 (Gatesville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 52 contributions totaling $1,502 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)