Gaston, North Carolina is a small town with a population of just over 1,000 people. It is located in the county of Wake and has a diverse population which is made up of both urban and rural residents. Despite its size, Gaston boasts an active political scene. Every election cycle sees local candidates running for offices such as mayor, city councilor, or commissioner for their respective wards or districts. In addition to these races, state and federal representatives also represent Gaston on various levels of government. Political issues range from education and infrastructure to economic development initiatives to healthcare reform and social justice initiatives. All of these issues are discussed by the candidates and their constituents in order to determine the best path forward for this small but vibrant community.
The political climate in Zip 27832 (Gaston, NC) is somewhat liberal.
Northampton County, NC is moderately liberal. In Northampton County, NC 60.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Northampton county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.0% to 39.5%.
Northampton county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 27832 (Gaston, NC) is somewhat liberal.
Gaston, North Carolina is somewhat liberal.
Northampton County, North Carolina is moderately liberal.
Roanoke Rapids 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.
Gaston, North Carolina: D D D D D 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 27832 (Gaston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23 contributions totaling $1,568 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $335 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)