Mecklenburg County, North Carolina is a vibrant and diverse community that is home to many different political perspectives. The county has many elected officials who serve their communities in various capacities. From the Board of Commissioners to the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office, local representatives are responsible for ensuring that residents’ voices are heard and their needs are met. In addition to these elected positions, Mecklenburg County also offers a variety of opportunities for citizens to engage in politics and get involved in issues that matter to them. Through voting, joining public protests or meetings, or even running for office, people can make their voices heard and have a say in what happens in their local government. With an engaged population and strong leadership from elected officials, Mecklenburg County continues to be a great place to live with many opportunities for individuals to participate in politics.
The political climate in Mecklenburg County, NC is very liberal.
In Mecklenburg County, NC 66.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mecklenburg county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.7% to 31.6%.
Mecklenburg county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mecklenburg County, NC is very liberal.
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.
Mecklenburg, North Carolina: r d 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 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 Mecklenburg County, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 39,352 contributions totaling $8,281,067 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12,565 contributions totaling $9,569,482 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $762 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)