The politics of Scotch Meadows, North Carolina are an important part of the city's culture. Although the town is small, it has a strong sense of community and its residents take an active role in local politics. The city government consists of a mayor and four members on the City Council who are elected by the people. Candidates for these positions must be registered voters living within the city limits. The City Council meets monthly and is responsible for making decisions about city services such as public transportation, tax policies, and education funding. Residents of Scotch Meadows also have access to state representatives who work on behalf of their constituents in both the House and Senate chambers at the state capital in Raleigh. Issues such as healthcare reform, environmental protections, gun control, and economic development are discussed in these legislative bodies. Overall, this small town takes great pride in its political culture and actively participates in democracy at all levels of government.
The political climate in Scotch Meadows, NC is somewhat conservative.
Scotland County, NC is leaning conservative. In Scotland County, NC 48.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Scotland county flipped narrowly Republican, 50.6% to 48.6%.
Scotland county flipped Republican afer voting Democratic in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Scotch Meadows, NC is somewhat conservative.
Scotland County, North Carolina is leaning conservative.
Laurinburg Metro Area is leaning 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.
Scotch Meadows, North Carolina: D D D D d 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 Scotch Meadows, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 385 contributions totaling $14,756 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 89 contributions totaling $53,929 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $606 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)