Glen Alpine, NC is a small town located in Burke County with a population of just over 600 people. It is governed by a mayor and the town council. The mayor and town council work together to pass legislation that governs the city and looks out for the best interest of its citizens. Recently, some important issues in Glen Alpine include improving infrastructure such as roads, sidewalks, and sewers, as well as providing better access to healthcare and educational facilities. The town council also works to ensure that businesses have equal opportunities for growth while preserving the unique character of the community. Local political candidates focus on these issues to try and make sure that all citizens are taken care of in a fair manner.
The political climate in Glen Alpine, NC is strongly conservative.
Burke County, NC is very conservative. In Burke County, NC 29.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Burke county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.5% to 29.4%.
Burke county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Glen Alpine, NC is strongly conservative.
Burke 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.
Glen Alpine, 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 Glen Alpine, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,459 contributions totaling $195,683 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 506 contributions totaling $94,203 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $186 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)