The politics in 28692 Vilas, NC is an important and dynamic factor of the local community. Although there are no publicly known local political candidates, the area still undergoes a significant amount of representation on both state and national levels. Politicians from North Carolina, including Senator Richard Burr and Congressman Mark Walker, ensure that the people of 28692 Vilas have a voice in government policymaking. Additionally, countless non-partisan organizations host events and meetings to discuss various topics relating to government affairs in order to foster a better understanding and communication between citizens and their elected officials. In this way, residents of Vilas have access to a variety of ways to stay informed about their government’s activity in serving their local community.
The political climate in Zip 28692 (Vilas, NC) is leaning conservative.
Watauga County, NC is somewhat liberal. In Watauga County, NC 53.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Watauga county remained moderately Democratic, 53.1% to 44.9%.
Watauga county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28692 (Vilas, NC) is leaning conservative.
Vilas, North Carolina is leaning conservative.
Watauga County, North Carolina is somewhat liberal.
Boone Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Vilas, North Carolina: R r d r d d
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 28692 (Vilas)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 684 contributions totaling $49,709 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $2,855 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)