Bostic, NC is a small town in Rutherford County with a population of approximately 500 people. Though the town may be small, its politics are just as influential as any other municipality. In Bostic, citizens take part in elections and advocate for their chosen candidates through door-knocking, social media campaigns, and talking to friends and neighbors. Locals often gather to discuss issues that affect them and their community and come to consensus on matters such as infrastructure upgrades or property taxes. Bostic residents frequently make their voices heard at City Hall meetings and play an active role in local decision making processes. The town is also home to a few local political organizations that provide educational resources for citizens who wish to get involved in the political process. With such passionate civic engagement, it's clear why the politics of this small community have major impacts across the county.
The political climate in Bostic, NC is strongly conservative.
Rutherford County, NC is very conservative. In Rutherford County, NC 26.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rutherford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.3% to 26.5%.
Rutherford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bostic, NC is strongly conservative.
Rutherford County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Forest City 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.
Bostic, 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 Bostic, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 61 contributions totaling $2,180 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 43 contributions totaling $8,824 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $205 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)