Ellenboro, NC is a small town in Rutherford County with a population of approximately 1,000 people. The town is governed by a mayor and Board of Commissioners, who are elected on staggered four-year terms. Local politics focuses on the issues that affect Ellenboro’s residents most notably such as taxes, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and economic development. The town has experienced growth in recent years due to its close proximity to major cities like Charlotte and Asheville. With this growth comes new opportunities for businesses and citizens alike. Local politicians strive to balance the needs of their constituents while creating an environment that encourages business growth and investment. They prioritize transparency with the community and seek to build strong relationships between government officials and citizens. As the small town continues to grow, so too will local politics in Ellenboro, NC.
The political climate in Ellenboro, NC is strongly conservative.
Rutherford County, NC is very conservative. In Rutherford County, NC 26.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rutherford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.3% to 26.5%.
Rutherford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ellenboro, NC is strongly conservative.
Rutherford County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Forest City Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Ellenboro, 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 Ellenboro, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 27 contributions totaling $2,300 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 65 contributions totaling $3,348 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)