The Marion, NC Metro Area is a vibrant and diverse community with an active political environment. Home to many local organizations such as the McDowell County Republican Party and McDowell County Democrats, there are numerous opportunities for residents to get involved in politics. These organizations host regular meetings, debates, and forums that provide citizens with a platform to engage in meaningful dialogue about pressing issues impacting their community. In addition to these events, local politicians frequently hold public gatherings throughout the area allowing constituents to share ideas and opinions on important topics related to their city's future. From school boards and economic development initiatives to public safety concerns and infrastructure repairs, residents of Marion have plenty of opportunities to make their voices heard when it comes to politics within their region.
The political climate in Marion Metro Area is very conservative.
In Marion Metro Area 25.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Marion metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.4% to 25.4%.
The Marion metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Marion 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.
Marion, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Marion Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,160 contributions totaling $85,945 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 329 contributions totaling $43,023 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)