The town of Fairmont, NC is a small but vibrant community located in Robeson County. Although the town isn't large, its politics are still an important part of local life. The town elects its mayor and council members every two years in the fall during municipal elections. Citizens are encouraged to participate in the process by voting for their favorite candidates or voicing their opinions on various issues. The town also holds public forums where citizens can come together to discuss local issues and share their thoughts with elected officials. Additionally, there are a variety of organizations that work to ensure that residents’ voices are heard throughout the election season and beyond. This commitment to civic engagement helps foster a strong sense of local involvement and engagement within the community.
The political climate in Fairmont, NC is leaning conservative.
Robeson County, NC is moderately conservative. In Robeson County, NC 40.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Robeson county remained very strongly Republican, 58.9% to 40.3%.
Robeson county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fairmont, NC is leaning conservative.
Robeson County, North Carolina is moderately conservative.
Lumberton Metro Area 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.
Fairmont, North Carolina: D d D D 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 Fairmont, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $3,746 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $208 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $5,360 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $268 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)