Foscoe, NC is a small town located in Watauga County in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Northwest North Carolina. It is known for its beautiful mountain views and vibrant outdoor recreation scene. Despite its small size, Foscoe has an active political environment that is growing rapidly as more people move to the area. The town holds local elections every two years for various positions on the Town Council, which serves as a governing body for Foscoe and makes decisions regarding the town's future. These elections bring out citizens from all over the area who are eager to participate in their community by voting for their preferred candidate who will ensure Foscoe's continued success. Additionally, residents can stay up to date with current issues and events through various local media outlets such as the Foscoe Times newspaper. With so much happening around town, politics is certainly alive and well in Foscoe!
The political climate in Foscoe, NC is leaning conservative.
Watauga County, NC is somewhat liberal. In Watauga County, NC 53.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Watauga county remained moderately Democratic, 53.1% to 44.9%.
Watauga county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Foscoe, NC is leaning conservative.
Watauga County, North Carolina is somewhat liberal.
Boone Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Foscoe, North Carolina: R r d r 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 Foscoe, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,165 contributions totaling $163,533 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 474 contributions totaling $132,080 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $279 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)