Kannapolis, NC is a vibrant city in Cabarrus County located in central North Carolina. The population of the city is approximately 44,000 people and it has seen steady growth over the last decade. Politically, Kannapolis is an interesting mix of conservative and progressive values. It leans slightly to the right and mostly votes Republican in local elections. There are several local candidates who run for office every year but the majority of those seeking office are Republicans. The city government consists of a mayor and 8 elected city council members who handle all local matters concerning taxation, public safety and infrastructure. Kannapolis also enjoys representation from the state level through state representatives who serve in both chambers of North Carolina's General Assembly in Raleigh, NC.
The political climate in Zip 28081 (Kannapolis, NC) is leaning conservative.
Cabarrus County, NC is somewhat conservative. In Cabarrus County, NC 44.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cabarrus county remained moderately Republican, 53.9% to 44.5%.
Cabarrus county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28081 (Kannapolis, NC) is leaning conservative.
Kannapolis, North Carolina is leaning conservative.
Cabarrus County, North Carolina is somewhat 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.
Kannapolis, 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 28081 (Kannapolis)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 234 contributions totaling $22,962 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 74 contributions totaling $23,425 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $317 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)