Lake Santeetlah, NC is a small town located in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina. It is known for its beautiful lake and outdoor recreation opportunities. Although Lake Santeetlah is a relatively small and secluded town, it still makes its presence felt in the realm of politics. The town is governed by a mayor-council form of government, with elections taking place every two years. Important issues that affect local politics in Lake Santeetlah include local economic development initiatives, infrastructure improvements, environmental protection and sustainability, and educational opportunities. Local political candidates are focused on addressing these issues and improving the quality of life for all residents of the town.
The political climate in Lake Santeetlah, NC is very conservative.
Graham County, NC is very conservative. In Graham County, NC 19.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Graham county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.5% to 19.4%.
Graham county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lake Santeetlah, NC is very conservative.
Graham County, North Carolina 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.
Lake Santeetlah, 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 Lake Santeetlah, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 132 contributions totaling $58,881 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $446 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $14,507 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $631 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)