Light Oak, NC is a small town located in the heart of North Carolina. While it is a relatively quiet community, the political landscape is still important to residents. The town is part of Orange County, which has several representatives in the North Carolina House and Senate who serve as advocates for their constituents. At the local level, there are municipal elections that take place every two years for mayor and council members. Local representatives focus on issues such as public safety, economic development, infrastructure improvements, and budgeting. With its diverse population and tight-knit community atmosphere, Light Oak is an example of how politics can be a source of strength and growth for any city or town.
The political climate in Light Oak, NC is moderately conservative.
Cleveland County, NC is very conservative. In Cleveland County, NC 33.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cleveland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.9% to 33.0%.
Cleveland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Light Oak, NC is moderately conservative.
Cleveland County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Shelby Metro Area is very 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.
Light Oak, 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 Light Oak, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 519 contributions totaling $26,403 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 273 contributions totaling $88,034 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $322 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)