Macon County, NC is a rural area that is home to a diverse population. Politically, the county is largely conservative in nature with a strong Republican Party presence. Local political candidates are often focused on issues such as economic development, agricultural policy, and pro-business initiatives. In recent years, Macon County has also seen an influx of young professionals from nearby cities who have brought new perspectives to their elected officials. Residents of Macon County have the opportunity to participate in local politics by voting for or against specific measures on the ballot during elections or attending town hall meetings held by their representatives. With the diversity of viewpoints represented in Macon County's population, local politics can be both exciting and challenging at times.
The political climate in Macon County, NC is very conservative.
In Macon County, NC 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Macon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.5% to 30.0%.
Macon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Macon County, NC is very conservative.
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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.
Macon, 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 Macon County, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,009 contributions totaling $118,510 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 560 contributions totaling $149,384 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $267 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)