The town of Linden, NC is a small community with a population of about 1000 people. It is an area that values its political influence and takes pride in the representation it has on the local and state level. Elected officials from all levels of government are actively engaged in the community, working to ensure that residents have access to necessary resources and services. Residents enjoy knowing their voices are heard, regardless of their political affiliation or views. In recent years, the town has seen many changes in terms of politics, bringing attention to issues such as public safety, housing affordability, and economic development. There have also been several initiatives launched by local government leaders in order to benefit the community. Local political candidates run for office each election cycle in order to serve their constituents and work towards improving conditions within the town. With its vibrant political culture and commitment to progress, Linden continues to be an attractive place for people looking to get involved in local politics.
The political climate in Linden, NC is leaning conservative.
Cumberland County, NC is moderately liberal. In Cumberland County, NC 57.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cumberland county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.4% to 40.8%.
Cumberland county voted Democratic in five of the last six Presidential elections (2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Linden, NC is leaning conservative.
Cumberland County, North Carolina is moderately liberal.
Fayetteville Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Linden, North Carolina: d r D D D D
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 Linden, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 38 contributions totaling $886 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $10,485 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $874 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)