Beech Mountain is a small town located in the mountains of North Carolina, with a population of just over 500 people. Despite its small size, Beech Mountain has an active political atmosphere. The town holds regularly scheduled elections for mayor and town council members, all of whom are responsible for making important decisions about the local community. Every two years, the town also elects a representative to serve in both the North Carolina House of Representatives and Senate. Residents of Beech Mountain can stay informed about local politics by attending public meetings or visiting their website for updates on recent happenings. Additionally, citizens have plenty of opportunities to actively take part in the political process by voting in elections or engaging in campaigns for local candidates they support. All in all, Beech Mountain serves as an example of how even small towns can have strong political systems and engaged citizens working together to make their communities better places to live.
The political climate in Beech Mountain, NC is leaning conservative.
Watauga County, NC is somewhat liberal. In Watauga County, NC 53.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Watauga county remained moderately Democratic, 53.1% to 44.9%.
Watauga county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Beech Mountain, NC is leaning conservative.
Watauga County, North Carolina is somewhat 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.
Beech Mountain, North Carolina: R r d r 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 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 Beech Mountain, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 822 contributions totaling $42,530 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 408 contributions totaling $98,342 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $241 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)