The 28203 Charlotte, NC area is full of political diversity and activity. From the city council to the state legislature, there are many opportunities for citizens to get involved and voice their opinions on issues that affect them and their community. The local political candidates come from all parties and represent a variety of backgrounds. While there is no one party that dominates the scene in this part of Charlotte, elections are often competitive as residents take part in debates about local issues. In addition to city councils and state legislatures, there are also school board members, law enforcement representatives, and judges who all serve their respective areas faithfully. Overall, politics in this part of Charlotte remain vibrant despite the changing demographics of its population.
The political climate in Zip 28203 (Charlotte, NC) is strongly liberal.
Mecklenburg County, NC is very liberal. In Mecklenburg County, NC 66.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mecklenburg county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.7% to 31.6%.
Mecklenburg county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28203 (Charlotte, NC) is strongly liberal.
Charlotte, North Carolina is strongly liberal.
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina is very liberal.
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia 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.
Charlotte, North Carolina: r d 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 28203 (Charlotte)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,848 contributions totaling $617,673 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 243 contributions totaling $140,280 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $577 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)