The politics in Charlotte, NC 28262 are largely influenced by the Democratic Party. While the city has experienced shifts in local representation over time, the current Mayor of Charlotte is Vi Lyles, a Democrat who was elected to the position in 2017. The City Council is also currently composed of a majority of Democrats. Some of the issues that have been at the forefront politically in Charlotte have included affordable housing, public transportation, and economic development efforts. The city has sought to create new jobs for residents and increase access to resources through initiatives like the Reimagining Prosperity program. With so many issues affecting residents, it is clear that local politics have an important role to play in shaping both the present and future of Charlotte.
The political climate in Zip 28262 (Charlotte, NC) is strongly 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 28262 (Charlotte, NC) is strongly liberal.
Charlotte, North Carolina is strongly 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 28262 (Charlotte)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 739 contributions totaling $36,803 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 83 contributions totaling $18,058 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $218 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)