Granite Falls, NC is a small town in the foothills of North Carolina. It’s known for its stunning landscape and vibrant local community. While it may not be a major political hub, there are still plenty of important political decisions being made within Granite Falls’ city limits. Local elections are held regularly to determine who will fill roles like mayor and City Council members. These elected officials then help shape the town’s policies and set the tone for how things will be run in Granite Falls. Additionally, residents can get involved in state-level politics by voting in statewide or national elections or attending rallies and other political events that come through town. By actively participating in these decisions, citizens can make sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Granite Falls, NC is strongly conservative.
Caldwell County, NC is very conservative. In Caldwell County, NC 23.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Caldwell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.0% to 23.9%.
Caldwell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Granite Falls, NC is strongly conservative.
Caldwell 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.
Granite Falls, 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 Granite Falls, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 112 contributions totaling $20,247 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 154 contributions totaling $32,183 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $209 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)