The politics in Icard, NC are focused on providing the best services for its citizens. The city is a very small community, and local officials strive to ensure that it remains a safe and thriving place to live. Local political candidates are often people who have a long-standing connection to the area, with a focus on addressing the needs of their constituents. They work hard to make sure that Icard continues to provide essential services such as quality education, efficient transportation, and public safety. By being involved in the local government and having strong ties to the community, these candidates understand the issues facing the city and can craft meaningful solutions for them.
The political climate in Icard, NC is strongly conservative.
Burke County, NC is very conservative. In Burke County, NC 29.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Burke county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.5% to 29.4%.
Burke county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Icard, NC is strongly conservative.
Burke 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.
Icard, 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 Icard, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 241 contributions totaling $32,564 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 218 contributions totaling $66,289 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $304 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)