Marion, NC is a small town located in the western part of North Carolina. The population of 28752 is made up of diverse residents who represent many different backgrounds and cultures. Residents take pride in their local politics and come together to make decisions that best serve the community. Local politicians are committed to working with the citizens to ensure that everyone's needs are met. Marion's current mayor is Phil Beddingfield, who has been serving since 2009 and works diligently to maintain a high quality of life for his constituents. Other local political candidates include Ray Russell and Jon Hardister, both of whom have been involved in local government initiatives and share a commitment to improving the lives of those living in Marion.
The political climate in Zip 28752 (Marion, NC) is strongly conservative.
McDowell County, NC is very conservative. In McDowell County, NC 25.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McDowell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.4% to 25.4%.
McDowell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28752 (Marion, NC) is strongly conservative.
Marion, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
McDowell County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Marion 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.
Marion, 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 28752 (Marion)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 557 contributions totaling $64,021 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 140 contributions totaling $21,141 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)