The politics in 27878 Sharpsburg, NC are heavily influenced by the local and state government bodies. The local government is primarily represented by the town council and mayor, responsible for enacting laws and regulations that affect the citizens of Sharpsburg. A variety of political issues, including economic development, public safety, and healthcare are discussed at town hall meetings. Additionally, a number of state representatives also serve to represent the interests of Sharpsburg citizens in Raleigh. The representatives collaborate with local leaders on creating legislation that benefits all residents of Sharpsburg and North Carolina as a whole. This cooperation between the two allows for much needed services such as improved infrastructure and access to affordable healthcare options.
The political climate in Zip 27878 (Sharpsburg, NC) is leaning conservative.
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
Zip 27878 (Sharpsburg, NC) is leaning conservative.
Sharpsburg, North Carolina is leaning conservative.
Nash County, North Carolina 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.
Sharpsburg, 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 zip 27878 (Sharpsburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $241 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)