Etowah, North Carolina is a small town located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It is a community that takes pride in its local government and political participation. Locals are encouraged to stay informed on local issues and get involved by attending townhall meetings or volunteering for local initiatives. The town has many committed citizens who are passionate about making sure their voices are heard on matters of importance. The town is governed by an elected mayor, board of commissioners, and other positions such as the clerk of court and sheriff. Elections for these offices take place every two years during the fall, giving locals the opportunity to elect representatives they feel will best serve them in their roles. There are also various committees such as the planning board that work together with other local organizations to ensure that Etowah remains a great place to live both now and into the future.
The political climate in Etowah, NC is moderately conservative.
Henderson County, NC is moderately conservative. In Henderson County, NC 39.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henderson county remained very strongly Republican, 58.6% to 39.8%.
Henderson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Etowah, NC is moderately conservative.
Henderson County, North Carolina is moderately conservative.
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.
Etowah, 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 Etowah, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,491 contributions totaling $489,682 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,922 contributions totaling $299,597 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)