28602 Hickory, NC is a small town located in Catawba County. It has a rich history and diverse culture that sets it apart from other towns in the region. Politically, the town primarily leans towards Democrat candidates in most elections. Although there are plenty of independent and third-party candidates on the ballot, they tend to be overshadowed by the more well-known Democratic personalities. The city council is composed mostly of Democrats who seek to represent their constituents’ best interests while encouraging citizens to become involved in local politics and community building initiatives. The county itself elects Republican representatives for many important positions, such as sheriff, district attorney, and county commissioners. Despite this political dichotomy between the city and county governments, both groups work together to ensure that everyone living in 28602 Hickory, NC can enjoy their rights as Americans.
The political climate in Zip 28602 (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 28602 (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 28602 (Hickory)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 185 contributions totaling $29,967 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 153 contributions totaling $55,583 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $363 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)