The Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC Metro Area has a vibrant political landscape that reflects the diversity of experience and perspectives of its citizens. Local leaders are focused on tackling the pressing issues that affect our community, such as job growth and infrastructure development. In recent years, numerous initiatives have been launched to increase voter engagement and to create pathways for civic engagement for young people. The region is also home to a number of local advocacy organizations dedicated to advocating for social justice and addressing systemic inequalities. As the population continues to grow in the area, political leaders must remain attentive to the needs of all residents in order to create equitable solutions that will benefit everyone.
The political climate in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia Metro Area is leaning liberal.
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia Metro Area 49.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area flipped slightly Democratic, 49.7% to 48.7%.
The Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, North Carolina: R R r r r 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 60,675 contributions totaling $10,287,937 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24,594 contributions totaling $14,543,173 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $591 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)