The town of Old Fort, NC (28762) is a small town located in western North Carolina, which is politically conservative. While there are no local political candidates at this time, the town generally leans towards the Republican party and its values. Issues that are important to the people of Old Fort include economic development and strengthening their community ties. The population of Old Fort consists of approximately 1,548 people. Residents come from a variety of backgrounds but share a common commitment to upholding conservative values and promoting growth in their town. They have recently seen some success in attracting new businesses to the area as well as reviving some historic buildings within the downtown district. Old Fort citizens take pride in voting for candidates who best represent their interests while maintaining an open mind about issues facing other communities.
The political climate in Zip 28762 (Old Fort, NC) is very conservative.
McDowell County, NC is very conservative. In McDowell County, NC 25.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McDowell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.4% to 25.4%.
McDowell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28762 (Old Fort, NC) is very conservative.
Old Fort, North Carolina is very conservative.
McDowell County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Marion Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Old Fort, 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 28762 (Old Fort)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 232 contributions totaling $6,383 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $1,376 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)