The politics in Brevard, NC are characterized by a diverse range of candidates and issues. Residents of the city elect representatives to serve on the local government, who represent their interests in regional and national affairs. Candidates come from all political backgrounds, from progressive to conservative, providing a wide range of perspectives that can shape local policy. The issues affecting Brevard's residents often concern environmental protection, economic development and education - among others. Every election cycle new ideas and debates arise as different candidates propose solutions to local problems. At its core, the politics of Brevard is about ensuring that everyone has access to opportunity and a chance for success, no matter their background or beliefs.
The political climate in Brevard, NC is somewhat conservative.
Transylvania County, NC is somewhat conservative. In Transylvania County, NC 41.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Transylvania county remained very strongly Republican, 57.0% to 41.4%.
Transylvania county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brevard, NC is somewhat conservative.
Transylvania County, North Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Brevard 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.
Brevard, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Brevard, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10,346 contributions totaling $609,751 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,116 contributions totaling $224,561 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)