The small town of Castalia, North Carolina is located in the northeastern corner of the state and has a population of approximately 450 people. The local politics are largely focused on maintaining the small-town atmosphere and ensuring that the residents’ needs are met. The political candidates have been largely focused on issues such as improving infrastructure, increasing access to health care services, providing better educational resources for the community, creating job opportunities, and protecting the environment. These concerns are echoed by many in the community as they strive to ensure that their town can remain vibrant and prosperous for generations to come. Local elections tend to be highly contested, with passionate debates about how best to move forward with initiatives that can benefit everyone in Castalia.
The political climate in Zip 27816 (Castalia, 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 27816 (Castalia, NC) is leaning conservative.
Castalia, 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.
Castalia, 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 27816 (Castalia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $55 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $15 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)