Mill Spring, NC, is a small town located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It is home to a tight-knit community that values its local politics and takes great pride in its small-town charm. Although there are no local political candidates in 28756 Mill Spring, NC currently running for office, the town holds regular elections for positions such as mayor, town council members, police chief and other positions. Residents take these elections seriously and come out to vote on election day. In addition to voting for their desired candidate, residents also participate in town meetings or gatherings throughout the year to discuss important issues and topics related to their community. The local government works hard to ensure the residents’ needs are met and that their concerns are addressed. There is a strong sense of camaraderie amongst those living in 28756 Mill Spring, NC and its citizens enjoy taking part in shaping their own future through their votes.
The political climate in Zip 28756 (Mill Spring, NC) is strongly conservative.
Polk County, NC is strongly conservative. In Polk County, NC 36.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Polk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.2% to 36.6%.
Polk county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28756 (Mill Spring, NC) is strongly conservative.
Mill Spring, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
Polk County, North Carolina is strongly 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.
Mill Spring, 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 28756 (Mill Spring)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 94 contributions totaling $14,599 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $7,861 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $291 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)