The politics in 28785 Waynesville, NC encompass a diverse range of issues that are important to the residents. One major issue is education, which is often a contentious issue between elected officials and local stakeholders. Additionally, the economic development of the city and surrounding areas is often a key focus for local politicians. Infrastructure and transportation needs are also high on the list of priorities, as are health care initiatives and social programs. The environment and sustainability are other issues that have been gaining traction in recent years, as has the need for job creation within the city and its surrounding rural areas. Local political candidates must be prepared to address these pressing issues in order to gain support from their constituents. Ultimately, all candidates must strive to create an environment where all citizens can thrive.
The political climate in Zip 28785 (Waynesville, NC) is strongly conservative.
Haywood County, NC is strongly conservative. In Haywood County, NC 36.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Haywood county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.5% to 36.0%.
Haywood county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28785 (Waynesville, NC) is strongly conservative.
Waynesville, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
Haywood County, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
Asheville 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.
Waynesville, 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 28785 (Waynesville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 393 contributions totaling $21,049 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 74 contributions totaling $5,928 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)