Boone, North Carolina is a small town located in the western part of the state. It has a vibrant and diverse community that features different political ideologies and perspectives. The politics of Boone are centered around issues such as economic development, environmental conservation, education reform, support for local business, and much more. On the local level, candidates for office in Boone must address these issues to gain the support of their constituents. Boone also has several active civic organizations that promote various causes such as civil rights and immigration reform. As a result of its active population, Boone has had many successful initiatives which have improved the quality of life for its citizens and created a better overall sense of community.
The political climate in Boone, NC is moderately liberal.
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
Boone, NC is moderately liberal.
Watauga County, North Carolina is somewhat liberal.
Boone Metro Area 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.
Boone, 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 Boone, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13,770 contributions totaling $711,340 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,355 contributions totaling $417,795 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $308 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)