The politics in 28746 Lake Lure, NC are greatly impacted by the local community. The town is a largely conservative area, with the majority of the population favoring Republican candidates in both local and state elections. In recent years, candidates from both major parties have made efforts to reach out to the citizens of Lake Lure in order to understand their needs and concerns. For example, Governor Pat McCrory visited during his gubernatorial campaign in 2016 and held an open forum where he spoke with constituents about issues important to them. Additionally, there are several local chapters of political organizations that meet regularly to discuss specific topics and engage with one another on current political issues. Ultimately, the people of Lake Lure take great pride in their community and are very involved in its politics.
The political climate in Zip 28746 (Lake Lure, NC) is very conservative.
Rutherford County, NC is very conservative. In Rutherford County, NC 26.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rutherford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.3% to 26.5%.
Rutherford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28746 (Lake Lure, NC) is very conservative.
Lake Lure, North Carolina is very conservative.
Rutherford County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Forest City 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.
Lake Lure, 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 28746 (Lake Lure)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 310 contributions totaling $8,317 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 71 contributions totaling $22,298 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $314 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)