28732 Fletcher, NC is a vibrant town located in Henderson County. It has an active local political scene that is largely represented by the Democratic Party. The current mayor of the town is Clay Edmondson, who was elected in November of 2016. A number of other local elected officials also serve the people of 28732 Fletcher, NC, including county commissioners and school board members. Many residents are involved in political causes that affect their lives, such as environmental protection and public education reform. Community organizations such as the Fletcher Civic Association and the Fletcher Democratic Club host events throughout the year to bring politics closer to citizens and encourage civic engagement. In short, politics is alive and well in 28732 Fletcher, NC and provides many opportunities for residents to get engaged with their local communities to make a difference.
The political climate in Zip 28732 (Fletcher, NC) is moderately conservative.
Henderson County, NC is moderately conservative. In Henderson County, NC 39.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henderson county remained very strongly Republican, 58.6% to 39.8%.
Henderson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28732 (Fletcher, NC) is moderately conservative.
Fletcher, North Carolina is moderately conservative.
Henderson County, North Carolina is moderately conservative.
Asheville Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Fletcher, 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 28732 (Fletcher)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 598 contributions totaling $36,004 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 208 contributions totaling $76,418 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $367 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)