Asheville, NC is a vibrant and diverse city located in 28803. It is the largest city in western North Carolina and is home to numerous cultural attractions, activities, and festivals. Politically, Asheville leans towards a progressive philosophy with much of its population being active in state and local politics. The Buncombe County Democratic Party has had a strong presence in the city for many years and recently the Asheville City Council adopted an ordinance aimed at protecting LGBTQ rights. There are many other local issues that draw large amounts of attention from the public including transportation infrastructure, affordable housing developments, economic development projects, environmental initiatives, and public health efforts. Every year there are several candidates running for different offices throughout the city who are active on these various issues.
The political climate in Zip 28803 (Asheville, NC) is somewhat 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 28803 (Asheville, NC) is somewhat liberal.
Asheville, North Carolina is somewhat 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.
Asheville, 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 28803 (Asheville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,428 contributions totaling $551,608 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 932 contributions totaling $319,097 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $342 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)