Clyde, NC is a small rural town located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. The population of Clyde, NC is approximately 437, and the town prides itself on its tight-knit community and strong sense of local pride. Despite its small size, Clyde has a vibrant political scene with many local initiatives and candidates vying for elected office. In recent years, the residents of Clyde have largely identified as conservative, electing local Republican politicians to serve in various roles within the city government. Local issues such as education reform and taxes are popular topics among the citizens of Clyde who take an active interest in their local politics. While opinions may differ between different people on certain topics, overall there is much agreement among the citizens of Clyde that their government should remain fiscally responsible while providing necessary services for its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 28721 (Clyde, NC) is strongly conservative.
Haywood County, NC is strongly conservative. In Haywood County, NC 36.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Haywood county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.5% to 36.0%.
Haywood county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28721 (Clyde, NC) is strongly conservative.
Clyde, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
Haywood County, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
Asheville 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.
Clyde, 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 28721 (Clyde)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 564 contributions totaling $54,292 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $6,642 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)