Rutherford College, NC is a small town located in northwestern North Carolina. It is home to approximately 3,000 people and is known for its quaint downtown area. The local political scene in 28671 Rutherford College, NC is mostly dominated by the Republican party. In recent years there has been an increase in the Democratic party's presence within the township as well. Local elections often feature several candidates from both parties as well as other independent candidates vying for mayor, commissioner, and other positions on the city council or board of commissioners. In addition to this local politics also plays a role in influencing state-level politics by volunteering time and energy to support statewide initiatives such as education reform and public health programs. Although a majority of citizens may lean towards one particular political affiliation, all residents are encouraged to participate actively in the democratic process by voting and engaging with their local representatives.
The political climate in Zip 28671 (Rutherford College, NC) is very conservative.
Burke County, NC is very conservative. In Burke County, NC 29.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Burke county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.5% to 29.4%.
Burke county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28671 (Rutherford College, NC) is very conservative.
Rutherford College, North Carolina is very conservative.
Burke County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton 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.
Rutherford College, 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 28671 (Rutherford College)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $750 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $940 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $470 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)