The politics of 28215 Charlotte, NC are influenced by the population and its local political candidates. The area is home to a majority of African American residents, with a median age of 33 years old. As such, many of the local political candidates prioritize issues that disproportionately affect communities of color, like economic development, access to healthcare and education, and criminal justice reform. There have been recent campaigns to reduce police brutality and implement new policies for racial equity in the city. In addition, several candidates are campaigning on promises to increase transparency in government and better support small businesses in the area. Overall, the political atmosphere in 28215 Charlotte is highly engaged and constantly evolving as more citizens become involved in shaping their local political landscape.
The political climate in Zip 28215 (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 28215 (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 28215 (Charlotte)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 524 contributions totaling $38,076 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 155 contributions totaling $19,322 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)