Conover, NC is a small town with a rich history of politics. It has a long-standing tradition of civic engagement and involvement in local elections. The city council is elected by popular vote every two years and consists of seven members, each representing an equal population district. Local issues are frequently discussed at public meetings and forums to ensure all residents have their voices heard. There are many different political parties represented in Conover, ranging from Democrats to Republicans to independents. Candidates for local offices are required to meet certain qualifications before they can run for office, such as having resided in the county for at least one year prior to election day. The citizens of Conover take their civic duties seriously and work hard to ensure that their elected leaders are doing what is best for them and their community as a whole.
The political climate in Conover, NC is moderately conservative.
Catawba County, NC is very conservative. In Catawba County, NC 30.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Catawba county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.8% to 30.8%.
Catawba county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Conover, NC is moderately conservative.
Catawba County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton 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.
Conover, 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 Conover, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,210 contributions totaling $841,489 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,208 contributions totaling $1,310,834 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $409 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)