The politics in 28379 Rockingham, NC are diverse and involve many stakeholders in the community. The city is represented primarily by Republicans, with a few Democrats scattered in local government positions. There are several organizations within the city that focus on social justice, economic stability, and community development. Civic engagement is encouraged through voter registration drives, town hall meetings and other events held throughout the year. Residents of Rockingham have access to voting resources such as the Voter ID card and can participate in elections at both the local and national level. Local delegates attend state conventions to discuss issues concerning all citizens of North Carolina. Overall, residents have a great deal of influence over their own political voice and feel well represented by their elected officials.
The political climate in Zip 28379 (Rockingham, NC) is somewhat conservative.
Richmond County, NC is somewhat conservative. In Richmond County, NC 42.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Richmond county remained strongly Republican, 57.0% to 42.2%.
Richmond county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28379 (Rockingham, NC) is somewhat conservative.
Rockingham, North Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Richmond County, North Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Rockingham Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Rockingham, 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 28379 (Rockingham)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 136 contributions totaling $14,424 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 85 contributions totaling $11,166 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)