The politics of 28456 Riegelwood, NC are closely tied to the local government and public services available to the residents. Local elections are held regularly for positions such as mayor, city council members, and other positions that manage public services. In recent years, the local leadership has made an effort to increase community involvement in city meetings and events, which has helped educate citizens on important issues facing Riegelwood. Although population data is not available, town meetings typically have a good turnout with residents eager to make their voices heard. Additionally, local non-profits and civic organizations often take part in the political process by helping support candidates and raising awareness about important political issues. All in all, 28456 Riegelwood is a vibrant community that is actively engaged in its own local politics.
The political climate in Zip 28456 (Riegelwood, NC) is moderately conservative.
Columbus County, NC is strongly conservative. In Columbus County, NC 35.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Columbus county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.6% to 35.7%.
Columbus county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28456 (Riegelwood, NC) is moderately conservative.
Riegelwood, North Carolina is moderately conservative.
Columbus County, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
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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.
Riegelwood, North Carolina: d 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 28456 (Riegelwood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $2,141 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $2,675 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)