The politics in 28682 Lake Norman of Catawba, NC are impacted by the local and state-level government. The town is represented in the North Carolina General Assembly by a Republican member of the House. The town also has an active local government, with representatives from each of the three wards holding annual elections for mayor and town council members. Residents are invited to participate in public meetings and forums to discuss local issues and remain up to date on any changes made to their community. Local organizations such as the Riverwalk Homeowners’ Association and the Lake Norman Chamber provide additional opportunities for civic engagement with the community.
The political climate in Zip 28682 (Lake Norman of Catawba, 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 28682 (Lake Norman of Catawba, NC) is strongly conservative.
Lake Norman of Catawba, 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.
Lake Norman of Catawba, 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 28682 (Lake Norman of Catawba)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 65 contributions totaling $1,911 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $4,875 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $305 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)