Iron Station, NC is a small town located in Lincoln County North Carolina. Although the town has a relatively small population, it remains an active and vibrant political center. Iron Station is home to several local offices such as the Town Council and Board of Education, which are both staffed by elected representatives from the community. Additionally, Iron Station features its own Mayor's office, making it a key hub for government activity in the area. Every two years, local residents have the chance to elect their representatives for all local positions in a general election process – so everyone has an opportunity to become involved in their local government. There are also opportunities to serve on various boards and committees that help shape policy decisions within the town. With its strong sense of civic duty and involvement from citizens, Iron Station provides an example of what an engaged community can achieve when it comes to politics in small towns.
The political climate in Iron Station, NC is strongly conservative.
Lincoln County, NC is very conservative. In Lincoln County, NC 26.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.4% to 26.4%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Iron Station, NC is strongly conservative.
Lincoln County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia 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.
Iron Station, 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 Iron Station, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $1,500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 55 contributions totaling $38,323 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $697 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)