Hot Springs, NC is a small mountain town in North Carolina with a population of just over 200 people. Despite its small size, Hot Springs still has an active political landscape. Local elections for mayor and city council are held every three years, and the community is regularly engaged in issues such as zoning ordinances, economic development, and public infrastructure. Residents take great pride in their town and strive to make it a safe and welcoming place for everyone. In addition to local politics, many citizens take part in state and national elections by attending rallies or registering to vote. Hot Springs is a vibrant example of how small towns can have an impact on the larger political process.
The political climate in Hot Springs, NC is moderately conservative.
Madison County, NC is moderately conservative. In Madison County, NC 37.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.0% to 37.5%.
Madison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hot Springs, NC is moderately conservative.
Madison 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.
Hot Springs, 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 Hot Springs, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,720 contributions totaling $61,461 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 67 contributions totaling $7,625 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)