Ferguson, NC is a small town located in Wilkes County with a population of 28624. It is home to a thriving community that places an emphasis on local politics. This includes the election of local representatives such as the mayor, city council members, county commissioners and school board members. Each candidate brings their own perspective and values to the table when running for office, making it important for citizens of Ferguson to make informed decisions when voting. Local committees have been formed to research candidates’ backgrounds and platforms in order to help guide voters toward the best choice in each election cycle. Despite its size, Ferguson remains an active participant in local politics with each vote counting just as much as those from larger cities.
The political climate in Zip 28624 (Ferguson, NC) is very conservative.
Wilkes County, NC is very conservative. In Wilkes County, NC 21.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wilkes county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.8% to 21.2%.
Wilkes county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28624 (Ferguson, NC) is very conservative.
Ferguson, North Carolina is very conservative.
Wilkes County, North Carolina is very conservative.
North Wilkesboro 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.
Ferguson, 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 28624 (Ferguson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)