In 28689 Union Grove, NC, politics are determined by the local county government. The county is served by two commissioners and a board of elections that work to represent their constituents. The local elections process includes primaries and general elections to select representatives who will serve on a variety of boards and commissions. These representatives are responsible for making decisions related to the budget, taxes, infrastructure, zoning and planning, public safety, health care services, education programs, and other matters important to the community. Every two years residents come together to cast their votes in order to determine who will be representing them at the local level. It is important for residents to stay engaged in politics in order to ensure that their voices are heard and that they have a say in how their community is run.
The political climate in Zip 28689 (Union Grove, NC) is very 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 28689 (Union Grove, NC) is very conservative.
Union Grove, North Carolina is very 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.
Union Grove, 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 28689 (Union Grove)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $2,550 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $196 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $6,420 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $229 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)