The small town of Balsam Grove, NC is situated in the heart of Transylvania County in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Despite its size, politics are a major factor in the town's daily life. Many local politicians have shown their support for the community over the years by advocating for their constituents and working to make sure that they can live and work safely and happily. Local mayors and county commissioners have been instrumental in developing infrastructure to improve access to essential services, while also engaging with citizens to ensure their voices are heard on important issues such as education and public safety. The dedication of these local political figures has been essential to maintaining a positive atmosphere within the town, allowing residents of 28708 Balsam Grove, NC to continue living and thriving in this beautiful mountain setting.
The political climate in Zip 28708 (Balsam Grove, NC) is moderately conservative.
Transylvania County, NC is somewhat conservative. In Transylvania County, NC 41.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Transylvania county remained very strongly Republican, 57.0% to 41.4%.
Transylvania county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28708 (Balsam Grove, NC) is moderately conservative.
Balsam Grove, North Carolina is moderately conservative.
Transylvania County, North Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Brevard Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Balsam Grove, 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 28708 (Balsam Grove)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $525 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)