28622 Elk Park, NC is situated in the Appalachian Mountains and has a rich political history. Despite its small population of only 7,651 people, it is an important part of Avery County's political landscape. The local government consists of a mayor and four city council members who are all elected by the citizens of Elk Park every two years. The current mayor is John Spencer, who was recently re-elected to his third term. He and the council strive to make decisions that benefit all residents, including providing better public services and infrastructure as well as promoting sustainable economic development. Additionally, they have been vocal advocates for protecting the environment from potential hazards like coal mining or fracking operations that could damage the area's pristine natural beauty. As an active member in the community, Elk Park residents are encouraged to stay informed on local political issues and take part in their local politics by voting in elections and attending open meetings with their elected officials to voice their concerns.
The political climate in Zip 28622 (Elk Park, NC) is very conservative.
Avery County, NC is very conservative. In Avery County, NC 23.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Avery county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.8% to 23.2%.
Avery county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28622 (Elk Park, NC) is very conservative.
Elk Park, North Carolina is very conservative.
Avery 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.
Elk Park, 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 28622 (Elk Park)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $1,300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $650 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)