by John Wynne | Mar 25, 2013 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Political Geography
Davie County is a small, rural county located in the North Carolina Piedmont. The county seat is Mocksville. The nearest major city is Winston-Salem, located northeast of the county. Like many counties in this region, Davie is strongly Republican. With a strong...
by John Wynne | Mar 20, 2013 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Political Geography
Located in North Carolina’s Albemarle Sound region, Pasquotank is one of the “finger counties” in the northeastern part of the state. And politically and demographically, Pasquotank has much in common with its neighboring counties on the coast, with...
by John Wynne | Mar 19, 2013 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Political Geography
Located in the Sandhills region of North Carolina, Hoke is a rapidly growing county that boats a strong military population associated with Fort Bragg and the surrounding area. It was one of the last counties in the state to be founded, in 1911, formed from parts of...
by John Wynne | Mar 14, 2013 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Political Geography
The word Transylvania is of Latin origin, meaning through the woods. The county itself, located in the western North Carolina mountains, is known as the “Land of Waterfalls” due to the 250 waterfalls located within it. The scenery has made Transylvania...
by John Wynne | Mar 13, 2013 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Political Geography
Gates County is a small rural county located in the northeastern part of the state, on the Virginia border. The county seat is Gatesville. The Great Dismal Swamp is located in parts of the county, and was a haven for runaway slaves during the antebellum era. Gates...
by John Wynne | Mar 13, 2013 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Political Geography |
Wilkes County, located in northwestern North Carolina, is a bastion of Republicanism and has been since the Civil War. The county seat is Wilkesboro, but the largest town is North Wilkesboro. Once known as the “Moonshine Capital of the World”, Wilkes...
