The politics of 28615 Creston, NC reflect the wider dynamics of the state and national political climate. The majority of voters in the area are registered as Democrats, although there is a growing number of unaffiliated voters. Local elections in the area feature several candidates from both major parties, as well as independent candidates. Issues that frequently appear on ballots include education reform, public safety initiatives, and infrastructure updates. These elections are typically very competitive, with tight races between Democratic and Republican candidates vying for the votes of their constituents. The community takes an active interest in local politics and actively participate in election cycles to ensure that their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 28615 (Creston, NC) is very conservative.
Ashe County, NC is very conservative. In Ashe County, NC 26.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ashe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.4% to 26.3%.
Ashe county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28615 (Creston, NC) is very conservative.
Creston, North Carolina is very conservative.
Ashe County, North Carolina is very conservative.
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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.
Creston, 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 28615 (Creston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 42 contributions totaling $2,050 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $1,934 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $645 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)