The politics in the town of 28723 Cullowhee, NC is predominately focused on issues important to small towns, such as maintaining a vibrant local economy, providing safe and efficient transportation options, and preserving its rural character. Local elections are often centered around these topics, with candidates campaigning on platforms that range from improving infrastructure and public services to protecting the environment. The town also has strong ties with nearby universities and colleges in the region, which often influence local politics. In recent years, Cullowhee has been increasingly involved in regional initiatives to promote economic growth in the area. With an engaged citizenry and a commitment to progressive policies that meet the needs of its citizens, Cullowhee is an active and vibrant community with an important role to play in regional politics.
The political climate in Zip 28723 (Cullowhee, NC) is leaning conservative.
Jackson County, NC is somewhat conservative. In Jackson County, NC 44.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained moderately Republican, 53.0% to 44.8%.
Jackson county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28723 (Cullowhee, NC) is leaning conservative.
Cullowhee, North Carolina is leaning conservative.
Jackson County, North Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Cullowhee Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Cullowhee, North Carolina: r r d 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 28723 (Cullowhee)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 617 contributions totaling $20,433 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 49 contributions totaling $11,207 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $229 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)