28617 Crumpler, NC is a small rural town located in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina. It is known for its tight-knit community and strong sense of pride amongst its citizens. In terms of local politics, the town follows a government structure similar to many other towns across the country; it has an elected mayor and four town council members that represent the interests of its citizens. Regular elections are held every two years where residents choose who will best represent their wants and needs in local government. The town also works closely with state and federal representatives on issues that affect the entire region. With such a strong sense of community, it's no wonder 28617 Crumpler, NC continues to thrive despite its rural location.
The political climate in Zip 28617 (Crumpler, NC) is very conservative.
Ashe County, NC is very conservative. In Ashe County, NC 26.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ashe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.4% to 26.3%.
Ashe county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28617 (Crumpler, NC) is very conservative.
Crumpler, North Carolina is very conservative.
Ashe County, North Carolina is very conservative.
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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.
Crumpler, North Carolina: R R R R R R
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 28617 (Crumpler)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 80 contributions totaling $2,339 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $4,460 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)