Weaverville, NC is a small town located in Buncombe County. It is a quiet and peaceful place with many small businesses and a thriving arts community. The town is governed by a mayor and board of commissioners who are elected by the citizens of Weaverville to represent their interests in local government decisions. The current mayor is Al Root, who was first elected in 2012 and is running for re-election this year. Residents take great pride in their local politics, regularly participating in forums and debates regarding issues that are important to them. They often voice their opinions on topics such as taxes, public safety, economic development, education, healthcare, and other areas of concern. With its vibrant community spirit and active political involvement, Weaverville continues to be an excellent place to live and work.
The political climate in Zip 28787 (Weaverville, NC) is leaning liberal.
Buncombe County, NC is moderately liberal. In Buncombe County, NC 59.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Buncombe county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.7% to 38.6%.
Buncombe county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28787 (Weaverville, NC) is leaning liberal.
Weaverville, North Carolina is leaning liberal.
Buncombe County, North Carolina is moderately liberal.
Asheville 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.
Weaverville, North Carolina: r r 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 28787 (Weaverville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,228 contributions totaling $181,193 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 324 contributions totaling $40,205 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)