Leicester, North Carolina is located in Buncombe County and offers its residents a vibrant political landscape. Local politics are managed by the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners who work together to ensure that all members of the community can have their voices heard and be represented in the governing decisions made for the area. The Board is comprised of seven elected commissioners with each commissioner representing one district within the county. These representatives strive to provide citizens with improved infrastructure, better job opportunities, and a safe environment in which to live. Recently, there have been numerous initiatives launched by local politicians in order to improve Leicester’s quality of life. These initiatives range from setting up programs that encourage active engagement in civic activities to investing in green energy sources such as solar panels and wind turbines. By supporting these efforts, Leicester’s citizens can ensure that their community will continue to thrive both now and into the future.
The political climate in Zip 28748 (Leicester, NC) is leaning liberal.
Buncombe County, NC is moderately liberal. In Buncombe County, NC 59.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Buncombe county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.7% to 38.6%.
Buncombe county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28748 (Leicester, NC) is leaning liberal.
Leicester, North Carolina is leaning liberal.
Buncombe County, North Carolina is moderately liberal.
Asheville 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.
Leicester, North Carolina: r r 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 28748 (Leicester)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 446 contributions totaling $34,539 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 100 contributions totaling $16,388 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)