Huntersville, NC is located in Mecklenburg County and has a population of around 51,000 people. It is a suburb of Charlotte and is known for its beautiful parks, lakes, and trails. The town is served by the Mecklenburg County government which is responsible for providing services such as public safety, infrastructure maintenance, and other essential services. At the local level, Huntersville residents are represented by three city council members who are elected to serve two-year terms. They are responsible for setting policies and making decisions on behalf of the town regarding topics such as public safety, zoning regulations, economic development projects, recreation facilities and more. Additionally, there are several state representatives representing Huntersville in North Carolina’s House of Representatives. These representatives ensure that the views of their constituents are heard when laws are being debated at the state level. In all, politics in Huntersville is an important part of daily life as citizens have a direct say in how their community is governed.
The political climate in Zip 28078 (Huntersville, NC) is moderately 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 28078 (Huntersville, NC) is moderately liberal.
Huntersville, North Carolina is moderately 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.
Huntersville, 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 28078 (Huntersville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,398 contributions totaling $75,004 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 461 contributions totaling $115,721 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $251 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)