The politics of the Boone, NC Metro Area are heavily influenced by local citizens and their values. The area is largely conservative, with a strong focus on protecting the environment and maintaining close ties to rural communities. While there are no official local political candidates in the region yet, many citizens are actively involved in grassroots campaigns that seek to raise awareness of various issues and promote progressive ideas. Residents take part in community initiatives that range from small-scale participatory budgeting to broader coalitions that work to ensure social justice and economic equity for all members of society. As part of their efforts, they also strive to educate their peers about important legislative matters and provide critical support for legislators who share their views.
The political climate in Boone Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
In Boone Metro Area 53.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Boone metro area remained moderately Democratic, 53.1% to 44.9%.
The Boone metro area voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Boone Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Boone, North Carolina: R r d r 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Boone Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,561 contributions totaling $269,302 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 557 contributions totaling $132,034 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $237 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)