The politics in Gastonia, North Carolina (28052) are heavily influenced by the citizens residing in the city. The mayor and seven-member city council are elected every two years to serve in office, providing representation for all of Gastonia’s residents. In addition to the mayor and city council, there are several members of the General Assembly representing Gaston County, including a Senator and multiple representatives. The current members hold some of North Carolina’s highest positions in government, such as Senate Majority Leader Phil Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore. There is also a local chapter of the Republican Party of Gaston County that plays a major role in local politics and provides resources for individuals wanting to get involved. Ultimately, politics in Gastonia directly affects its citizens through how their elected officials shape laws and policies that will determine the future of this vibrant city.
The political climate in Zip 28052 (Gastonia, NC) is somewhat conservative.
Gaston County, NC is strongly conservative. In Gaston County, NC 35.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gaston county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.2% to 35.5%.
Gaston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28052 (Gastonia, NC) is somewhat conservative.
Gastonia, North Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Gaston County, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
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.
Gastonia, 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 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 28052 (Gastonia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 96 contributions totaling $13,511 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $141 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 79 contributions totaling $19,961 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $253 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)