The small town of 28071 Gold Hill, NC is a quiet area that is largely governed by state and federal laws. It does not have any local political candidates or representatives to speak for the people living in this area. Despite this, residents are known to be involved in politics and current events at the national level, often engaging in conversations about policies and other issues that affect their lives. The town is also home to many organizations dedicated to civic engagement, such as the Gold Hill Civic Association which works to ensure that residents’ voices are heard on a variety of issues. This organization holds regular meetings to discuss topics ranging from local businesses and developments to education and health care reform. While the town does not elect local politicians, it still has a vibrant political scene due to its citizens’ commitment to learning more about their government and being involved in the process.
The political climate in Zip 28071 (Gold Hill, NC) is very conservative.
Rowan County, NC is very conservative. In Rowan County, NC 31.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rowan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.2% to 31.5%.
Rowan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28071 (Gold Hill, NC) is very conservative.
Gold Hill, North Carolina is very conservative.
Rowan County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia 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.
Gold Hill, 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 28071 (Gold Hill)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 36 contributions totaling $684 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $1,600 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)