Gates, NC is a small town located in the state of North Carolina with a population of around 2,400 people. It has its own local government and political representation in the form of a Mayor and Town Council. The main focus of politics in Gates is to ensure that the town runs smoothly and efficiently while providing services needed for the citizens of the town. Issues such as infrastructure development, public safety, economic growth, education, health care and other quality-of-life improvements are all areas where Gates' politicians strive to make positive impacts. Election cycles are held every four years, providing an opportunity for members of the community to make their voices heard by electing their representatives to serve their needs. The Town Council meets regularly to discuss issues important to their constituents and develop policies that will help benefit everyone living in Gates.
The political climate in Zip 27937 (Gates, 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 27937 (Gates, NC) is somewhat conservative.
Gates, 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.
Gates, 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 27937 (Gates)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $2,206 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $1,152 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)