Buies Creek, North Carolina is a small town in Harnett County that is known for its strong sense of community and friendly residents. Although Buies Creek may not have a bustling political scene, there are still important local politics at play. The town is governed by the Board of Commissioners who make decisions about the town's taxes, spending, zoning regulations, and other aspects of governance. Additionally, citizens of Buies Creek are encouraged to get involved in their local government and participate in elections by casting their votes for the candidates who best represent their views. Elections for the Board of Commissioners take place every two years, giving all residents an opportunity to get involved with their local politics. Furthermore, residents can stay informed about current issues and events through city newsletters and other forms of communication from the town’s government.
The political climate in Buies Creek, NC is leaning liberal.
Harnett County, NC is moderately conservative. In Harnett County, NC 37.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harnett county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.3% to 37.9%.
Harnett county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Buies Creek, NC is leaning liberal.
Harnett County, North Carolina is moderately 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.
Buies Creek, 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 Buies Creek, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 102 contributions totaling $14,809 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 135 contributions totaling $40,502 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)