Gerton, NC is a small town situated in the Appalachian Mountains with a charming atmosphere and traditional values. The people of Gerton take great pride in their local politics, which has been an important part of the community for many years. Local elections are held every two years and involve voting for candidates running for mayor, city council, and other positions. Candidates must be residents of Gerton and typically have a long history of service to the community. During election season, locals will come together to discuss the issues that matter most in their town and decide who they believe can best represent them. Participation in local politics is seen as a way to enact change at the grassroots level, making it an important part of life in Gerton.
The political climate in Gerton, 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
Gerton, 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.
Gerton, 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 Gerton, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 879 contributions totaling $42,410 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 355 contributions totaling $39,281 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)