Aberdeen, North Carolina is a small town located in Moore County. It has a rich history and its politics reflect the values of its population. The City of Aberdeen is led by a Mayor and a five-member City Council with each member representing one of five wards. The City Council sets policy for the Town Government, while the Mayor presides over meetings and ensures that all laws are followed by citizens and businesses.The current mayor of Aberdeen is Monte McCollum who was elected in November 2017. The city council consists of Charles McPhail (Ward 1), Jack White (Ward 2), Walter Moree (Ward 3), William Gibson (Ward 4) and William Gaskins (Ward 5). They are dedicated to ensuring that the citizens of Aberdeen have access to quality services such as transportation, education, health care, housing, public safety and more. Additionally, they strive to provide an environment which encourages economic growth within the Town while preserving its natural beauty.
The political climate in Aberdeen, NC is somewhat conservative.
Moore County, NC is strongly conservative. In Moore County, NC 35.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Moore county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.0% to 35.6%.
Moore county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Aberdeen, NC is somewhat conservative.
Moore County, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
Pinehurst-Southern Pines 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.
Aberdeen, 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 Aberdeen, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,005 contributions totaling $214,138 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 787 contributions totaling $381,726 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $485 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)