Murphy, NC is a town located in the western portion of North Carolina. It is known for its rich history and deep ties to the Appalachian Mountains. In terms of politics, the town is part of Cherokee County which votes heavily Republican in most years. Murphy has seen its population grow steadily in recent years, with many individuals drawn to its picturesque mountain views and strong community spirit. Despite this growth, Murphy maintains an overwhelmingly Republican voting record due to the conservative nature of its citizens. Although no specific local political candidates can be named here, voters in this area tend to favor conservative candidates from both major parties as well as third-party options like Libertarians. Overall, there is a strong political presence in 28906 Murphy that will likely remain long into the future.
The political climate in Zip 28906 (Murphy, NC) is very conservative.
Cherokee County, NC is very conservative. In Cherokee County, NC 21.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cherokee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.9% to 21.8%.
Cherokee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28906 (Murphy, NC) is very conservative.
Murphy, North Carolina is very conservative.
Cherokee County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Not Found Metro Area is 0.
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.
Murphy, 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 28906 (Murphy)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 364 contributions totaling $29,995 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 283 contributions totaling $31,048 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)