Montreat, NC, located in 28757 is an unincorporated small town near the Black Mountain Range of the Blue Ridge Mountains. While it has no elected local political candidates, Montreat still has a strong political presence in the state of North Carolina. The town is represented by multiple members of the North Carolina House and Senate and their constituents have voiced their deep commitment to issues such as environmental protection, education reform, healthcare initiatives, and other progressive policies. In addition to the representatives who work on behalf of Montreat’s citizens in Raleigh, various committees within the town have also been established to ensure citizen input on local matters. These committees include a Planning Board that advises on zoning code changes and improvements to infrastructure, an Environmental Sustainability Commission that works to develop green initiatives, and other specialized groups that help guide the town's growth in a responsible manner. All in all, Montreat is a politically vibrant community with passionate representation at all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 28757 (Montreat, NC) is somewhat liberal.
Buncombe County, NC is moderately liberal. In Buncombe County, NC 59.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Buncombe county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.7% to 38.6%.
Buncombe county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28757 (Montreat, NC) is somewhat liberal.
Montreat, North Carolina is somewhat liberal.
Buncombe County, North Carolina is moderately liberal.
Asheville 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.
Montreat, North Carolina: r r D D D D
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 28757 (Montreat)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 165 contributions totaling $16,538 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $8,366 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $349 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)