East Flat Rock, NC is located in the foothills of western North Carolina and is a small community with a population of just over 3,000 people. Despite its size, East Flat Rock has a vibrant political culture that is heavily influenced by the local government. Local political candidates regularly run for local offices such as mayor, town council, and school board. All of these positions are important to the citizens of East Flat Rock and have an impact on how taxes are used and decisions about which services will be provided. Local elections also provide an opportunity for citizens to get involved and make their voices heard on issues that affect them directly. Through voting and participating in politics, East Flat Rock citizens can ensure that their community remains strong and prosperous for years to come.
The political climate in East Flat Rock, NC is somewhat conservative.
Henderson County, NC is moderately conservative. In Henderson County, NC 39.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henderson county remained very strongly Republican, 58.6% to 39.8%.
Henderson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
East Flat Rock, NC is somewhat conservative.
Henderson County, North Carolina is moderately conservative.
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.
East Flat Rock, 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 East Flat Rock, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,263 contributions totaling $147,255 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 690 contributions totaling $87,431 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)