The small, rural town of 28644 Laurel Springs, NC is home to a population of approximately 4,000 people. Political candidates for the local government are chosen from the members of the community and usually focus on issues that directly affect them such as job growth, educational opportunities, and environmental protection. Residents in this small town are active participants in their local political process and take pride in being involved in electing officials who share their values. From school board elections to city council positions, citizens are passionate about making sure their voices are heard when it comes to decision-making within the town. The local government takes seriously its role in providing strong leadership and representation for its constituents.
The political climate in Zip 28644 (Laurel Springs, NC) is very conservative.
Alleghany County, NC is very conservative. In Alleghany County, NC 24.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alleghany county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.5% to 24.5%.
Alleghany county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28644 (Laurel Springs, NC) is very conservative.
Laurel Springs, North Carolina is very conservative.
Alleghany 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.
Laurel Springs, 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 28644 (Laurel Springs)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $3,040 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $730 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)