The politics in 28108 Mineral Springs, NC are very important to the local community. Every two years, the citizens of Mineral Springs have the opportunity to elect city council members and a mayor who will represent their interests and advocate for their needs. As elections approach, candidates begin their campaigns with door-to-door visits, public forums, mailers and other methods to make themselves known throughout the community. The city council plays a substantial role in shaping local policies that affect businesses, schools and neighborhoods. Therefore, it is important for citizens to stay informed about who is running for office and what changes they plan to make if they are elected. All citizens of 28108 Mineral Springs should take part in the electoral process so their voices can be heard and ensure that the right candidate is chosen for office.
The political climate in Zip 28108 (Mineral Springs, NC) is strongly conservative.
Union County, NC is strongly conservative. In Union County, NC 37.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.4% to 37.2%.
Union county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28108 (Mineral Springs, NC) is strongly conservative.
Mineral Springs, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
Union County, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Mineral 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 28108 (Mineral Springs)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $1,052 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $526 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)