Charlotte, NC is the largest city in North Carolina with a population of over 860,000 people. It is a vibrant and diverse city with many different local political candidates running for various positions. The 28202 zip code includes parts of Dilworth, South End, and Uptown Charlotte. In this area, the top issues in the upcoming election are affordable housing, transportation improvements, public safety and education reforms. Aspiring politicians are addressing these issues in ways such as increasing funding for existing projects or creating new ones and also advocating for environmental protection through green initiatives. Local political candidates from both parties are campaigning vigorously in order to be elected to office. They are working hard to promote their agendas and outline how they plan to address the issues that affect Charlotte residents on a daily basis.
The political climate in Zip 28202 (Charlotte, NC) is very liberal.
Mecklenburg County, NC is very liberal. In Mecklenburg County, NC 66.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mecklenburg county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.7% to 31.6%.
Mecklenburg county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28202 (Charlotte, NC) is very liberal.
Charlotte, North Carolina is very liberal.
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina is very liberal.
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, North Carolina: r d 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 28202 (Charlotte)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,147 contributions totaling $825,115 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $719 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 235 contributions totaling $326,453 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,389 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)