Black Mountain, NC is a small town in western North Carolina that is known for its close-knit community and picturesque landscape. Despite its small size, local politics play an important role in the daily lives of those who live in the town. The Mayor of Black Mountain is responsible for setting policy that will improve life for the local citizens, while City Council members focus on essential services such as public safety, infrastructure, and economic development. Every two years, residents of Black Mountain come together to elect a new mayor and council members to represent their interests. In addition to local elections, individuals from Black Mountain are often involved in state and national politics by engaging in debate and taking action on issues that affect not just their own community but the entire country.
The political climate in Black Mountain, NC is leaning liberal.
Buncombe County, NC is moderately liberal. In Buncombe County, NC 59.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Buncombe county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.7% to 38.6%.
Buncombe county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Black Mountain, NC is leaning liberal.
Buncombe County, North Carolina is moderately liberal.
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.
Black Mountain, North Carolina: r r 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 Black Mountain, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,479 contributions totaling $131,486 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 228 contributions totaling $87,489 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $384 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)