Transylvania County, North Carolina is an area full of political intrigue and activity. The county is made up of a variety of different localities with many differing views on politics. It features small, rural towns, as well as larger cities that have become more urbanized over time. Local elections are highly contested and hotly debated throughout the county. There are several major parties represented in the county such as the Republican and Democratic Parties. Local candidates for office range from party loyalists to independent candidates who often bring new ideas and perspectives to the political landscape. Elections can be decided by a few votes and every vote counts in Transylvania County!
The political climate in Transylvania County, NC is somewhat conservative.
In Transylvania County, NC 41.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Transylvania county remained very strongly Republican, 57.0% to 41.4%.
Transylvania county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Transylvania County, NC is somewhat conservative.
Brevard Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Transylvania, 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 Transylvania County, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,017 contributions totaling $243,152 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 966 contributions totaling $106,238 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)