The small town of 28789 Whittier, NC is home to a vibrant and diverse political landscape. With an estimated population of over 3,000 residents, the town is represented by three members on the Swain County Board of Commissioners. The commissioners are responsible for overseeing local government policies and initiatives related to public safety, infrastructure, health care, education, and other aspects of life in the community. Residents have the opportunity to participate in local politics through voting for candidates in municipal and county elections. In recent years, there has been an increased focus on issues such as economic growth and environmental protection in the town. Through involvement at all levels of government from local to state representatives, citizens can ensure that their voice is heard on important issues affecting their community.
The political climate in Zip 28789 (Whittier, NC) is somewhat conservative.
Jackson County, NC is somewhat conservative. In Jackson County, NC 44.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained moderately Republican, 53.0% to 44.8%.
Jackson county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28789 (Whittier, NC) is somewhat conservative.
Whittier, North Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Jackson County, North Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Cullowhee Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Whittier, North Carolina: r r d 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 28789 (Whittier)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 630 contributions totaling $8,147 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $13 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $2,997 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)