Burke County, North Carolina is located in the western part of the state and is home to a diverse population. It has a rich history and a vibrant local government that is committed to providing excellent services to its citizens. The Burke County Board of Commissioners governs the county and provides residents with leadership on critical issues such as education, public safety, economic development, health care access, and environmental protection. Local elections are held every two years for these positions and members of the community are encouraged to participate in these democratic processes by voting or running for office themselves. Burke County also has an active political scene with many local candidates running for office each election cycle. These candidates come from both major parties and are passionate about making positive changes in their communities. Voters can stay informed on local issues by attending meetings of the Board of Commissioners or other city events where they can learn more about the candidates’ platforms.
The political climate in Burke County, NC is very conservative.
In Burke County, NC 29.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Burke county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.5% to 29.4%.
Burke county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Burke County, NC is very conservative.
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton 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.
Burke, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Burke County, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,492 contributions totaling $116,711 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 342 contributions totaling $63,647 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $186 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)