Banner Elk, NC is a small town in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina with a population of around 1,200 people. It is known for its beautiful mountain views and outdoor activities, such as skiing and hiking. While the city’s size makes it difficult to have an extensive local political system, there are still many issues that affect the residents of 28604 Banner Elk, NC. Local politics involve decisions on issues such as property taxes, school funding, zoning regulations, public safety initiatives and infrastructure projects. Every four years a mayor is elected to carry out these responsibilities and to ensure that all citizens’ voices are heard. Additionally, representatives from each district serve on their respective boards and committees to ensure that local policies reflect the interests of all citizens.
The political climate in Zip 28604 (Banner Elk, NC) is strongly conservative.
Avery County, NC is very conservative. In Avery County, NC 23.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Avery county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.8% to 23.2%.
Avery county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28604 (Banner Elk, NC) is strongly conservative.
Banner Elk, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
Avery County, North Carolina is very 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.
Banner Elk, 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 28604 (Banner Elk)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 411 contributions totaling $21,265 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 203 contributions totaling $48,521 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $239 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)