The small town of Drexel, NC, located in Burke County, is home to the 28619 zip code. While this area does not have a large population, it has an active local political scene. The town representatives work together with county commissioners and state legislators to ensure that the needs of the community are met. Local elections draw a steady stream of candidates who seek to represent their constituents on issues such as economic development, crime prevention, and public works projects. Additionally, there are many volunteer opportunities for individuals interested in getting involved in their local politics. These include attending public meetings or volunteering for campaigns. The people of Drexel take great pride in their sense of civic duty and are committed to ensuring that their voices are heard at all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 28619 (Drexel, NC) is strongly conservative.
Burke County, NC is very conservative. In Burke County, NC 29.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Burke county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.5% to 29.4%.
Burke county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28619 (Drexel, NC) is strongly conservative.
Drexel, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
Burke County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area is very 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.
Drexel, 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 28619 (Drexel)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $275 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)