The city of Gastonia, NC is located in the 28056 zip code and has a rich history of political engagement. The current mayor, John Bridgeman, was elected in 2018 and is working to create opportunities for economic growth within the community. The city council consists of seven members who are all dedicated to making sure Gastonia runs smoothly and efficiently. Also, local elections are held regularly to ensure that citizens have their voices heard in electing new leaders. Residents of Gastonia have always been active in politics and take pride in keeping up with current events that affect their lives. As Gaston County continues to grow and develop, so too will its political landscape as it adapts to meet the needs of its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 28056 (Gastonia, NC) is moderately conservative.
Gaston County, NC is strongly conservative. In Gaston County, NC 35.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gaston county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.2% to 35.5%.
Gaston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28056 (Gastonia, NC) is moderately conservative.
Gastonia, North Carolina is moderately conservative.
Gaston County, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
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.
Gastonia, 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 28056 (Gastonia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 421 contributions totaling $23,314 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 294 contributions totaling $258,306 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $879 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)