The small city of 28601 Hickory, NC has a vibrant political landscape. The town is governed by an elected mayor and a five-member city council. Residents have the opportunity to participate in local elections and express their views on the issues that matter most to them. There are several active political organizations in the area, including the Hickory Democratic Party, which holds regular meetings to discuss current events and organize activities. Additionally, there are many local community initiatives aimed at improving quality of life in the area, such as increasing access to public transportation and expanding green spaces. All of these efforts point to a commitment from residents in 28601 Hickory, NC to ensure that their voices are heard in both local and national politics.
The political climate in Zip 28601 (Hickory, NC) is strongly conservative.
Catawba County, NC is very conservative. In Catawba County, NC 30.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Catawba county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.8% to 30.8%.
Catawba county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28601 (Hickory, NC) is strongly conservative.
Hickory, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
Catawba County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton 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.
Hickory, 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 28601 (Hickory)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,144 contributions totaling $214,178 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 820 contributions totaling $343,867 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $419 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)