Kings Mountain, NC is a small town located in Cleveland County, North Carolina. It has an active local political scene that is largely made up of key figures in the community such as local business owners, government representatives, and civic leaders. However, the population of Kings Mountain is not large enough to have direct representatives in the form of state legislators or members of Congress. Nevertheless, these local political figures are keenly aware of the needs and interests of their constituents and work tirelessly to ensure that they are represented on this level. Through initiatives such as regular town meetings and forums with state representatives, Kings Mountain's citizens are able to stay informed about the latest politics affecting their lives.
The political climate in Kings Mountain, NC is moderately conservative.
Cleveland County, NC is very conservative. In Cleveland County, NC 33.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cleveland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.9% to 33.0%.
Cleveland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kings Mountain, NC is moderately conservative.
Cleveland County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Shelby 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.
Kings Mountain, 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 Kings Mountain, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,045 contributions totaling $69,502 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 679 contributions totaling $191,584 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $282 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)