Charlotte, North Carolina is a bustling city with a population of 859,035 and is the 16th largest city in the United States. It is home to many different political organizations and has been the site of several important political events. The city is home to both local and state governments as well as representatives from the federal government of the United States. Local political candidates often participate in debates to discuss issues facing the Charlotte community. Issues such as education, healthcare, housing affordability, job growth, and public safety are all discussed by these candidates during campaigns and election cycles. With so much activity at both the local and national level, Charlotte residents are actively engaged in politics and its impact on their lives.
The political climate in Zip 28270 (Charlotte, NC) is moderately 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 28270 (Charlotte, NC) is moderately liberal.
Charlotte, North Carolina is moderately 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 28270 (Charlotte)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,303 contributions totaling $228,793 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 661 contributions totaling $205,753 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $311 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)