Matthews, NC is a town located in Mecklenburg County with a population of approximately 32,000 people. Its government consists of an elected mayor and five town commissioners who are responsible for making decisions about the town. The mayor and commissioners serve four-year terms and are elected at-large by Matthews citizens. The local political scene in Matthews is highly active and engaged with local citizens having strong opinions on important issues. The local elections are competitive with several candidates usually vying to serve on the town council each cycle. In addition to local elections, the town also takes part in state and federal elections, giving residents a chance to have their voices heard on a larger scale.
The political climate in Matthews, NC is somewhat liberal.
Mecklenburg County, NC is very liberal. In Mecklenburg County, NC 66.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mecklenburg county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.7% to 31.6%.
Mecklenburg county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Matthews, NC is somewhat liberal.
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina is very liberal.
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.
Matthews, North Carolina: r d D D D D
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 Matthews, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,978 contributions totaling $592,868 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,311 contributions totaling $614,896 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $266 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)