The small town of 28626 Fleetwood, NC is part of Ashe County in the beautiful Appalachian Mountains. Although its population is fairly small, the politics of 28626 Fleetwood are an important part of the town's identity. The local government is made up of an elected mayor and board of commissioners, as well as several appointed committee members. This governing body works together to make decisions that benefit the residents of 28626 Fleetwood. The local political scene also has a strong presence in Ashe County, with a number of county-wide initiatives being implemented each year. Despite its small size, 28626 Fleetwood often serves as an example for other towns when it comes to enacting progressive policies and solving issues that affect all members of the community.
The political climate in Zip 28626 (Fleetwood, NC) is very conservative.
Ashe County, NC is very conservative. In Ashe County, NC 26.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ashe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.4% to 26.3%.
Ashe county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28626 (Fleetwood, NC) is very conservative.
Fleetwood, North Carolina is very conservative.
Ashe 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.
Fleetwood, 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 28626 (Fleetwood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $245 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $10 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $3,131 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)