The politics of 28040 Ellenboro, NC are shaped by the local community and its values. The town is small and rural, so much of the political discourse and debates focus on issues that affect the everyday lives of its residents, such as public education, health care, infrastructure, economic development and community safety. Residents are generally supportive of their local government officials, who work hard to serve their community in an honest and fair manner. Additionally, there are several organizations in the area that focus on engaging citizens in political dialogue through various activities and events. This helps to foster civic engagement, which is essential for a healthy democracy. All in all, the politics of 28040 Ellenboro are focused on ensuring a safe and prosperous future for its residents.
The political climate in Zip 28040 (Ellenboro, NC) is very conservative.
Rutherford County, NC is very conservative. In Rutherford County, NC 26.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rutherford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.3% to 26.5%.
Rutherford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28040 (Ellenboro, NC) is very conservative.
Ellenboro, North Carolina is very conservative.
Rutherford County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Forest City 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.
Ellenboro, 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 28040 (Ellenboro)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 27 contributions totaling $2,300 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 65 contributions totaling $3,348 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)