Politics in 28712 Brevard, NC are dominated by local candidates who are passionate about providing the best representation for their constituents. These candidates include both Republicans and Democrats, and they all share a common goal of advocating for the needs of the citizens who live in 28712. The local political landscape is quite diverse, with many different viewpoints being expressed on a variety of topics. All of the candidates strive to provide effective solutions while ensuring that they remain true to their values. With an active political climate, citizens have numerous opportunities to get involved and make their voices heard, making politics in 28712 Brevard, NC an exciting and vibrant part of this community's culture.
The political climate in Zip 28712 (Brevard, NC) is somewhat 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 28712 (Brevard, NC) is somewhat conservative.
Brevard, North Carolina is somewhat 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.
Brevard, 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 28712 (Brevard)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,184 contributions totaling $186,123 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 618 contributions totaling $65,025 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)