Waxhaw, NC is a small town located in Union County. It is known for its historic downtown area and small-town charm. The town's politics are largely conservative, with the Republican Party holding a majority of local elected offices. In the 2016 presidential election, more than two-thirds of Waxhaw voters cast their ballots for Donald Trump. Local candidates often run on platforms that focus on preserving the town's unique character and maintaining good relations with neighboring cities and townships. Issues such as healthcare, education reform, and economic development are also important to the people of Waxhaw. Recent elections have seen candidates from both major parties engaging in meaningful dialogue around these topics, making sure that all voices are heard.
The political climate in Waxhaw, NC is moderately conservative.
Union County, NC is strongly conservative. In Union County, NC 37.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.4% to 37.2%.
Union county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Waxhaw, NC is moderately conservative.
Union County, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia 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.
Waxhaw, 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 Waxhaw, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,309 contributions totaling $576,850 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,241 contributions totaling $1,412,696 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $630 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)