The politics in Charlotte, NC 28277 are largely dominated by the Democratic Party. This is due to the fact that Charlotte is a heavily populated city, with more than 860,000 people living within its boundaries. The local politicians represent the interests of their constituents and work hard to ensure that they get the best possible services and resources for their communities. There are numerous candidates who run for office each year in different districts. Those who win elections will typically serve two or four-year terms depending on the position. In recent years, some of the most prominent local politicians have included Mayor Vi Lyles, City Councilman Braxton Winston, County Commissioner Chair Ella Scarborough, and State Senator Jeff Jackson. All of these individuals strive to make sure that all residents have access to quality services and resources while advocating for progressive policies that benefit everyone.
The political climate in Zip 28277 (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 28277 (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 28277 (Charlotte)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,719 contributions totaling $520,714 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,382 contributions totaling $831,789 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $602 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)