The town of 28735 Gerton, NC is a small community in the foothills of western North Carolina. The local political landscape is largely determined by the county government and regional representatives. Although there are no local candidates running for office, the citizens of Gerton have a say in how their town is governed by voting for county and regional candidates who they feel will represent their interests in local politics. Because Gerton is a rural area, issues such as access to healthcare, education, and economic security are of utmost importance to its citizens. Local leaders strive to ensure that all members of the community have a voice and that their concerns are heard at the county level. Furthermore, preserving the natural beauty of 28735 Gerton is also important to many residents who wish to protect their way of life in this picturesque part of North Carolina.
The political climate in Zip 28735 (Gerton, NC) is moderately conservative.
Henderson County, NC is moderately conservative. In Henderson County, NC 39.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henderson county remained very strongly Republican, 58.6% to 39.8%.
Henderson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28735 (Gerton, NC) is moderately conservative.
Gerton, North Carolina is moderately conservative.
Henderson County, North Carolina is moderately 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.
Gerton, 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 28735 (Gerton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $4,075 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)