The small town of Ruffin, NC is a rural community located in Rockingham County. Although it is considered a small town, the politics in 27326 Ruffin, NC are anything but insignificant. Local elections often draw a large turnout of citizens eager to cast their vote and make their voice heard. The most recent election saw the re-election of Mayor Carlton Tyson who has held the office for over 25 years in this tight-knit community. The current Town Council consists of five members and includes representatives from both major political parties that work together to ensure the best interests of the town are met. As with any local elections, there is always debate over important issues such as education, infrastructure development, and public safety. However, it is ultimately the citizens of 27326 Ruffin, NC that have the power to decide what works best for them and have a direct influence on the direction their town takes.
The political climate in Zip 27326 (Ruffin, NC) is strongly conservative.
Rockingham County, NC is strongly conservative. In Rockingham County, NC 33.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rockingham county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.5% to 33.4%.
Rockingham county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 27326 (Ruffin, NC) is strongly conservative.
Ruffin, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
Rockingham County, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
Greensboro-High Point Metro Area is leaning 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.
Ruffin, 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 27326 (Ruffin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 53 contributions totaling $5,061 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)