The town of 28160 Spindale, NC is located in Rutherford County and is home to a small but diverse population. While local politics are often focused on state and national races, there are some local issues that the community cares deeply about. For instance, education reform, infrastructure development, economic security, and public safety are all topics of importance in the area. Local elected officials strive to balance these needs with fiscal responsibility while also serving the best interests of their constituents. There are a few candidates running for office this year who have made it clear that they will work hard to address these important issues if elected. These candidates hold various political views and ideologies but share an underlying commitment to improving life in Spindale.
The political climate in Zip 28160 (Spindale, NC) is strongly conservative.
Rutherford County, NC is very conservative. In Rutherford County, NC 26.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rutherford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.3% to 26.5%.
Rutherford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28160 (Spindale, NC) is strongly conservative.
Spindale, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
Rutherford County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Forest City Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Spindale, 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 28160 (Spindale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $1,036 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $259 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $1,888 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)