The small town of 28741 Highlands, North Carolina is a quiet and peaceful area surrounded by the beautiful Appalachian Mountains. With a total area of 8.5 square miles, it is home to only about 800 people who are passionate about their community and the political issues that affect them. Though the population is small, the residents take part in local politics to have their voices heard and make a lasting impact on their town. Community meetings, rallies, and initiatives are organized throughout the year, allowing citizens to get involved in the decisions that shape their community. At these events they discuss issues ranging from public safety to local education projects; all with an aim to ensure that the residents of 28741 Highlands have a safe and prosperous future.
The political climate in Zip 28741 (Highlands, NC) is strongly conservative.
Macon County, NC is very conservative. In Macon County, NC 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Macon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.5% to 30.0%.
Macon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28741 (Highlands, NC) is strongly conservative.
Highlands, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
Macon 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.
Highlands, 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 28741 (Highlands)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 731 contributions totaling $64,902 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 277 contributions totaling $95,765 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $346 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)