Stedman, North Carolina is a quaint small town located in the heart of Cumberland County. Politics in Stedman generally follows the trends of the state of North Carolina. The mayor of Stedman is Kathy Jordan and there are six city council members. All elections for mayor and city council members are nonpartisan, with the winners being determined by the most votes from residents. Over the years, Stedman has seen an increase in voter turnout as local citizens become more engaged in their community and politics. Regular town hall meetings provide a platform for community members to discuss their concerns and ideas for improving Stedman. Although it is not a large town, politics in Stedman are just as important as those on a bigger scale all over North Carolina.
The political climate in Stedman, 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
Stedman, 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.
Stedman, 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 Stedman, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $3,825 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $546 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 102 contributions totaling $19,345 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)