The town of Tryon, NC (zip code 28782) is a small community located in Polk County. Although its population is relatively small, the local politics are still an important part of life here. While there may not be much attention on the national stage, the local political landscape is often filled with lively debates and issues that affect every aspect of life. The main political party represented in this area is the Republican Party. Local elections can often be very competitive and candidates from both sides work hard to get their message out to the community. As a result, it’s important for residents to stay informed about who’s running for office and what their specific policies might mean for the people living there. Additionally, voting turnout has been strong throughout Tryon’s history as locals have shown that they take pride in participating in the democratic process.
The political climate in Zip 28782 (Tryon, NC) is moderately conservative.
Polk County, NC is strongly conservative. In Polk County, NC 36.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Polk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.2% to 36.6%.
Polk county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28782 (Tryon, NC) is moderately conservative.
Tryon, North Carolina is moderately conservative.
Polk 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.
Tryon, 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 28782 (Tryon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 730 contributions totaling $125,134 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $171 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 180 contributions totaling $36,456 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $203 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)