The 28704 Arden, NC area is part of the Buncombe County region and is home to several small townships and neighborhoods. It is politically represented by the Buncombe County Commissioner which oversees a wide variety of topics from public safety to economic development in the county. Additionally, the North Carolina State Legislature has representatives from this region that help push for legislative changes at a state level. Although there are no local political candidates in this area, residents of 28704 Arden, NC have a strong voice in their elected officials who help shape policy decisions that affect them directly. From regional issues such as transportation infrastructure to statewide matters like education reform, the citizens of this area are actively engaged in politics and make their voices heard through their elected representatives.
The political climate in Zip 28704 (Arden, NC) is somewhat liberal.
Buncombe County, NC is moderately liberal. In Buncombe County, NC 59.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Buncombe county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.7% to 38.6%.
Buncombe county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28704 (Arden, NC) is somewhat liberal.
Arden, North Carolina is somewhat liberal.
Buncombe County, North Carolina is moderately liberal.
Asheville 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.
Arden, North Carolina: r r D D 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 28704 (Arden)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,165 contributions totaling $81,951 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 288 contributions totaling $57,695 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)