Montreat, NC is a small mountain town located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina. Surrounded by stunning natural beauty, Montreat offers a peaceful and relaxed atmosphere that draws many visitors each year. The local politics of Montreat are equally as unique and well-regarded as its incredible landscape; the city is governed by a village council, which consists of seven members who represent the citizenry through direct election. Each member serves for three years and works together to make decisions about taxes, infrastructure improvements, and other matters that pertain to the overall wellbeing of the community. The city also encourages civic engagement by hosting regular town hall meetings where citizens can share their opinions on various topics related to governance. Additionally, residents have access to reliable sources of information regarding upcoming events and legislation that affect their lives and property rights in Montreat.
The political climate in Montreat, NC is leaning liberal.
Buncombe County, NC is moderately liberal. In Buncombe County, NC 59.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Buncombe county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.7% to 38.6%.
Buncombe county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Montreat, NC is leaning liberal.
Buncombe County, North Carolina is moderately liberal.
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.
Montreat, North Carolina: r r D D D D
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 Montreat, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,754 contributions totaling $121,747 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 184 contributions totaling $81,386 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $442 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)