Hiddenite, NC is a small town in the Alexander County of North Carolina. It has experienced a great deal of growth over the past few decades and has developed into an important part of the larger community in the area. The local politics have been shaped by this growth, with many people from both sides contributing to the development of the area. While it is not a major political player at the state or national level, Hiddenite's leaders work hard to make sure that their constituency’s interests are represented. There are several local initiatives promoting economic development, education and environmental protection that aim to benefit all residents of Hiddenite and its surrounding areas. The town vote on a variety of issues each year as well, such as approving new businesses or authorizing construction projects. Despite its small size, Hiddenite takes politics seriously and strives to ensure that the voices of its constituents are heard throughout North Carolina.
The political climate in Hiddenite, NC is strongly conservative.
Alexander County, NC is very conservative. In Alexander County, NC 20.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alexander county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.5% to 20.5%.
Alexander county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hiddenite, NC is strongly conservative.
Alexander County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton 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.
Hiddenite, 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 Hiddenite, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $755 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 84 contributions totaling $8,842 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)