Four Oaks, NC is a small town with a friendly and inviting atmosphere. It has a relatively small population, but its people are passionate about their local politics. In Four Oaks, the political climate is characterized by an openness to new ideas and a willingness to engage in civil discourse. This attitude towards politics allows for debates on important issues and encourages citizens to become more involved in the local government. The most recent election saw two candidates run for mayor: Bill Barnes and Marianne Jones. Both had different visions for the future of Four Oaks, but they both ran their campaigns with respect and civility. It was a close election, but ultimately Bill Barnes won out in the end, cementing his commitment to making Four Oaks even better than it already is.
The political climate in Four Oaks, NC is moderately conservative.
Johnston County, NC is strongly conservative. In Johnston County, NC 37.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Johnston county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.4% to 37.0%.
Johnston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Four Oaks, NC is moderately conservative.
Johnston County, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
Raleigh-Cary 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.
Four Oaks, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Four Oaks, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23 contributions totaling $10,188 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $443 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 76 contributions totaling $9,299 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)