The politics in 28269 Charlotte, NC are heavily influenced by the state and national government. This area is part of Mecklenburg County, which is a predominantly Democratic county, with the majority of registered voters being Democrats. However, Charlotte is also home to several other political parties including the Libertarian Party, Green Party, Constitution Party, and Reform Party. Each party has their own local candidates running for various offices throughout the city. These elections allow residents to get involved in their local governments and influence decisions that directly affect them. Additionally, many non-profit organizations exist in Charlotte to help further political causes such as voter registration drives and advocacy for public policy initiatives.
The political climate in Zip 28269 (Charlotte, NC) is strongly liberal.
Mecklenburg County, NC is very liberal. In Mecklenburg County, NC 66.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mecklenburg county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.7% to 31.6%.
Mecklenburg county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28269 (Charlotte, NC) is strongly liberal.
Charlotte, North Carolina is strongly liberal.
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina is very liberal.
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia Metro Area is leaning 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.
Charlotte, North Carolina: r 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 28269 (Charlotte)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,162 contributions totaling $88,372 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 202 contributions totaling $34,723 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)