Politics in 28135 Polkton, NC, are largely influenced by the local population. As of the 2019 census, 28135 Polkton has a population of 1,726 people. Although there is no official political party affiliation for the majority of this population, most residents are registered to vote as independents. This means that when it comes to local elections, each candidate must reach out directly to the community and be sure to understand each voter's individual needs and priorities. Local candidates often attend town hall meetings or other political events in order to gain more insight into what matters most to their constituents. When election season does roll around, it is important for residents to be informed about who is running and what they stand for so they can make an educated decision at the polls.
The political climate in Zip 28135 (Polkton, NC) is leaning conservative.
Anson County, NC is leaning liberal. In Anson County, NC 51.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Anson county remained Democratic, 51.7% to 47.5%.
Anson county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28135 (Polkton, NC) is leaning conservative.
Polkton, North Carolina is leaning conservative.
Anson County, North Carolina is leaning liberal.
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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.
Polkton, North Carolina: D D 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 28135 (Polkton)
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 10 contributions totaling $4,556 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $456 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)