Whiteville, NC is a small town located in Columbus County in the southeastern part of the state. The politics of this area are largely shaped by local issues such as economic development, education, public safety and infrastructure. As a rural area, Whiteville has seen its share of struggles in terms of poverty and unemployment. Local politicians have been working to address these challenges by investing in job creation initiatives and improving access to healthcare services. Education for local students is also an important issue that local politicians have been focusing on, with efforts underway to ensure that all students have access to quality education opportunities. In addition to these efforts, local politicians are also actively engaged in preserving the natural environment around Whiteville while promoting sustainable economic growth throughout the community.
The political climate in Zip 28472 (Whiteville, NC) is moderately conservative.
Columbus County, NC is strongly conservative. In Columbus County, NC 35.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Columbus county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.6% to 35.7%.
Columbus county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28472 (Whiteville, NC) is moderately conservative.
Whiteville, North Carolina is moderately conservative.
Columbus County, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
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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.
Whiteville, North Carolina: d 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 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 28472 (Whiteville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 120 contributions totaling $5,439 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 108 contributions totaling $28,876 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $267 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)