Claremont, North Carolina is a small town in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains with a population of around 2,000 people. Its local government consists of an elected mayor and five council members who serve four-year terms. The city council is responsible for setting policy and approving the budget. Local politics in Claremont focus on providing basic services to the community such as sewer and water, public safety, road maintenance, and economic development. In addition, they also work to create opportunities for local businesses and citizens through programs such as business tax incentives and grants. The town’s website provides information about upcoming political events such as meetings of the City Council or special elections for local seats. Residents can attend these meetings to express their views on important topics that impact their daily lives.
The political climate in Claremont, NC is strongly conservative.
Catawba County, NC is very conservative. In Catawba County, NC 30.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Catawba county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.8% to 30.8%.
Catawba county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Claremont, NC is strongly conservative.
Catawba County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton 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.
Claremont, 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 Claremont, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 362 contributions totaling $108,536 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 464 contributions totaling $167,216 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $360 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)