Denver, NC is a small town located in the foothills of North Carolina. It has a population of just over 2,000 people and is home to many businesses, restaurants, and even a golf course. The political landscape in Denver is heavily influenced by its location within Union County. In the last election cycle, a few local candidates ran for office at the county level. These candidates ran on platforms focused on improving the infrastructure of the area as well as providing better access to resources such as healthcare, education, and other services. The current mayor of Denver is Josh Watkins who was endorsed by both Democrats and Republicans in his successful campaign. He has worked diligently since being elected to bring economic growth and prosperity to all citizens of Denver through various initiatives such as creating more jobs and helping businesses expand. Through his work in office, Mayor Watkins has created an environment that encourages open dialogue between local residents and government officials so everyone can come together to develop solutions that benefit the entire community.
The political climate in Denver, NC is strongly conservative.
Lincoln County, NC is very conservative. In Lincoln County, NC 26.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.4% to 26.4%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Denver, NC is strongly conservative.
Lincoln County, North Carolina is very 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.
Denver, 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 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 Denver, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 429 contributions totaling $93,120 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 438 contributions totaling $158,642 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $362 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)