The city of Kings Mountain, NC (28086) is home to a diverse and vibrant community. At the local level, decisions are made by members of the Kings Mountain City Council. This governing body is composed of seven elected officials who each serve two-year terms and are responsible for determining policies in areas such as land use, taxation, infrastructure, public safety, and education. They work closely with state representatives to ensure that the citizens of Kings Mountain have access to quality services and resources. Additionally, they strive to promote economic development in the city by partnering with local businesses and encouraging investment and job growth. The people of Kings Mountain also play an important role in ensuring their city remains engaged in civic affairs; residents can participate in various programs such as town hall meetings or volunteer opportunities offered by the council or other organizations.
The political climate in Zip 28086 (Kings Mountain, NC) is strongly conservative.
Cleveland County, NC is very conservative. In Cleveland County, NC 33.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cleveland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.9% to 33.0%.
Cleveland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28086 (Kings Mountain, NC) is strongly conservative.
Kings Mountain, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
Cleveland County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Shelby 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.
Kings Mountain, 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 28086 (Kings Mountain)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 257 contributions totaling $21,367 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 213 contributions totaling $40,838 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $192 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)