Rocky Mount, NC is a vibrant community, with an impressive range of political perspectives. The city boasts a strong democratic base, as well as several prominent Republicans. Rocky Mount is home to numerous civic organizations and initiatives that promote political involvement on the local level. With an emphasis on grassroots action, Rocky Mount residents take an active role in shaping their city’s politics and government. High voter turnout, education forums, and youth empowerment programs are some of the ways in which Rocky Mount works to ensure that all voices are heard. Many local political candidates have campaigned for issues such as infrastructure improvements, economic development, public health initiatives, and education reform in order to improve the quality of life in Rocky Mount and beyond.
The political climate in Zip 27803 (Rocky Mount, NC) is leaning liberal.
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 27803 (Rocky Mount, NC) is leaning liberal.
Rocky Mount, North Carolina is leaning liberal.
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.
Rocky Mount, 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 27803 (Rocky Mount)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 517 contributions totaling $80,238 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 196 contributions totaling $154,155 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $787 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)