Swannanoa, North Carolina is a small town located in Buncombe County. It has a rich history and a strong sense of community among its residents. The politics in Swannanoa are based on local issues that affect its citizens such as economic growth, education, public safety, infrastructure and development. There are several local political candidates that have declared their candidacy for upcoming elections in the area. These candidates offer different perspectives and ideas that can help foster economic growth and improve the quality of life for the people of Swannanoa. Local citizens have an opportunity to voice their opinions on important issues through elections, and their votes determine who will lead the town forward.
The political climate in Swannanoa, 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
Swannanoa, 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.
Swannanoa, 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 Swannanoa, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,369 contributions totaling $157,763 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 296 contributions totaling $101,958 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $344 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)