Burnsville, NC is a small town located in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina known for its rich cultural heritage and vibrant outdoor activities. The city is governed by the Burnsville Town Council, which consists of five members elected at-large to serve four year terms. Together they are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the municipality. The council also works with other local entities such as county government, school board, and business owners to improve and develop the community. Through their efforts, Burnsville has grown into an area that offers unique opportunities for those looking to live a peaceful mountain lifestyle. While there are no local candidates running for office in Burnsville currently, residents can always stay informed on local politics by attending Town Council meetings or reading up on agendas posted online.
The political climate in Burnsville, NC is strongly conservative.
Yancey County, NC is very conservative. In Yancey County, NC 32.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Yancey county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.2% to 32.5%.
Yancey county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Burnsville, NC is strongly conservative.
Yancey County, North Carolina 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.
Burnsville, 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 Burnsville, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,145 contributions totaling $52,638 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 146 contributions totaling $37,509 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $257 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)