Statesville, North Carolina is a small city located in Iredell County. It is part of the Charlotte Metropolitan area and has a population of 24,532 people according to the 2019 census. The town has a rich history leading back to colonial times, and it remains an important cultural hub for Iredell County citizens today. Statesville's politics are typically conservative in nature, with many of the local candidates running on platforms that promote traditional family values. This is evident in candidates such as Republican David R. Moore who won election to the NC House of Representatives in 2020 from District 88 which includes parts of Iredell County including Statesville. Mr. Moore ran on an economic platform focused on job growth and economic development while remaining committed to fiscal responsibility and tax cuts for families making under $50,000 per year. In short, Statesville remains a politically active city with citizens passionate about their community and who are willing to support local leaders that prioritize strong core values and sustainable economic growth for future generations.
The political climate in Zip 28625 (Statesville, NC) is strongly conservative.
Iredell County, NC is very conservative. In Iredell County, NC 33.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Iredell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.5% to 33.1%.
Iredell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28625 (Statesville, NC) is strongly conservative.
Statesville, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
Iredell County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Statesville, 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 28625 (Statesville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 656 contributions totaling $12,786 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 297 contributions totaling $59,846 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)