Sharpsburg, NC is a small town located in North Carolina's Eastern Region. The town has a close-knit community atmosphere where everyone knows each other. As such, politics in Sharpsburg are very important to its citizens. Local elections for positions such as mayor and city council are held every two years and many of the issues discussed in these elections focus on local concerns such as education, infrastructure, and economic development. Citizens take part in various forms of civic engagement year round, from attending town hall meetings to voting in the local elections. In addition to local elected officials, there are also many influential state representatives who have strong ties to Sharpsburg and its community members. These representatives often work together with their constituents to bring about positive change for the town.
The political climate in Sharpsburg, NC is leaning conservative.
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
Sharpsburg, NC is leaning conservative.
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.
Sharpsburg, 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 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 Sharpsburg, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,034 contributions totaling $160,476 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 407 contributions totaling $309,033 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $759 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)