The town of Elkin, NC is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and is part of Surry County. It has a small population of 10,084, according to the 2017 estimates, with a median household income of $32,099. Despite its small size and population, the town supports active politics within its community. The town has a mayor and four council members that serve on the local board. It also has an active school board that works closely with government officials to ensure that students receive quality education. Furthermore, Elkin voters have the opportunity to vote for candidates in national and state elections as well as for local issues such as tax increases or bond initiatives. Lakeland residents stay informed about their local politics by attending regular town hall meetings and engaging in conversations at their local businesses. With strong civic involvement and active political participation, Elkin remains an important part of Surry County politics.
The political climate in Zip 28621 (Elkin, NC) is very conservative.
Surry County, NC is very conservative. In Surry County, NC 23.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Surry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.2% to 23.8%.
Surry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28621 (Elkin, NC) is very conservative.
Elkin, North Carolina is very conservative.
Surry County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Mount Airy 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.
Elkin, 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 28621 (Elkin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 83 contributions totaling $14,506 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $23,988 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $453 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)