Leland, NC is a small town located in the southeastern part of the state. The politics in Leland are largely conservative with a strong focus on fiscal responsibility and limited government involvement. This has been reflected in recent elections which have seen most candidates elected from the Republican party. While there are some local independent candidates running for office, it is rare for them to be successful due to the partisan nature of the political climate in Leland. Despite this, all citizens of Leland are encouraged to become informed and engaged in their local politics by attending meetings and voting in elections.
The political climate in Leland, NC is moderately conservative.
Brunswick County, NC is strongly conservative. In Brunswick County, NC 36.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brunswick county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.9% to 36.9%.
Brunswick county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Leland, NC is moderately conservative.
Brunswick County, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach Metro Area is strongly 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.
Leland, 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 Leland, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,224 contributions totaling $171,252 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 685 contributions totaling $76,085 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)