Linville, NC is a small town located in the foothills of North Carolina. The politics in Linville are determined by the local elections that take place each year. These elections determine who holds office for various positions such as mayor, town council members, board of education members, and other public officials. In addition to these elected officials, there are several community organizations and volunteer groups that are dedicated to helping improve the town and its citizens. These organizations range from social service groups to environmental and economic development initiatives. Some of these organizations have been around for decades and have had an impact on the quality of life in Linville. All of this contributes to a vibrant political atmosphere in Linville that encourages civic engagement and input from the residents.
The political climate in Zip 28646 (Linville, NC) is very conservative.
Avery County, NC is very conservative. In Avery County, NC 23.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Avery county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.8% to 23.2%.
Avery county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28646 (Linville, NC) is very conservative.
Linville, North Carolina is very conservative.
Avery 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.
Linville, 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 28646 (Linville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 333 contributions totaling $22,605 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 63 contributions totaling $11,731 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $186 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)