Hickory, NC is a small town located in Catawba County, North Carolina. The town is known for its beautiful scenery and friendly locals. Politics play an important role in Hickory's vibrant community. The current mayor of Hickory is more than eager to work with the local residents on various issues such as taxes, public works, and economic growth. There are many active campaigns throughout the year that engage residents in participating in elections for local representatives and elected officials. The city council also has several members that represent the diverse interests of the citizens of Hickory. At the state level, North Carolina provides a plethora of opportunities for its citizens to become involved in politics and advocacy through voting, attending rallies and protests, donating to political causes, as well as running for office themselves.
The political climate in Hickory, 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
Hickory, 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.
Hickory, 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 Hickory, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,793 contributions totaling $1,122,557 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,294 contributions totaling $1,742,504 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $406 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)