Boone, NC 28607 is a vibrant and growing community located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. The population in Boone is around 18,000 people and is home to many interesting attractions, such as the Appalachian State University and the Tweetsie Railroad. Local politics in Boone are dominated by its mayor Rennie Brantz and its city council which consists of five members elected at-large for four-year terms. The current mayor was elected in 2017 and has been vocal about his commitment to providing local citizens with essential services while also working to improve the town’s infrastructure. The city council passes ordinances that affect the lives of all citizens living in Boone. Residents can participate in local politics by voting and attending public meetings where they can voice their opinions on topics that concern them.
The political climate in Zip 28607 (Boone, NC) is somewhat liberal.
Watauga County, NC is somewhat liberal. In Watauga County, NC 53.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Watauga county remained moderately Democratic, 53.1% to 44.9%.
Watauga county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28607 (Boone, NC) is somewhat liberal.
Boone, North Carolina is somewhat liberal.
Watauga County, North Carolina is somewhat liberal.
Boone Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Boone, North Carolina: R r d r 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 28607 (Boone)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,754 contributions totaling $142,268 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 271 contributions totaling $83,559 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $308 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)