The small town of Catawba, NC, located in the 28609 zip code region, is home to around 750 people. It is a rural area full of friendly and welcoming residents who are deeply connected to their community. The politics in this area are heavily influenced by local issues and the values of its citizens. Residents take an active role in their community by participating in local elections and voicing their opinions on important topics like education, infrastructure development, public safety, and economic growth. Local leaders strive to make sure that all residents’ voices are heard so that decisions can be made democratically for the benefit of everyone. Catawba takes pride in being a safe and close-knit community with a strong commitment to preserving its heritage for future generations while looking forward to progressive opportunities for growth.
The political climate in Zip 28609 (Catawba, NC) is very conservative.
Catawba County, NC is very conservative. In Catawba County, NC 30.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Catawba county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.8% to 30.8%.
Catawba county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28609 (Catawba, NC) is very conservative.
Catawba, North Carolina is very conservative.
Catawba County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton 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.
Catawba, 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 28609 (Catawba)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $1,980 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 37 contributions totaling $3,994 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)