Bladenboro, NC is a small town located in southeastern North Carolina. As with many small towns, the local politics of Bladenboro are quite important to the residents of the area. The town has a mayor and a board of commissioners that make important decisions regarding the town. These elected officials work hard to ensure that all citizens have access to quality services and resources. Recently, there have been campaigns by various candidates for mayor and other offices, as well as debates between candidates on hot-button issues such as economic development and public safety. In addition, an active citizenry participates actively by attending meetings and voicing their opinions at public forums. Despite being a relatively quiet place, Bladenboro is a great example of how passionate local politics can be when it comes to taking care of its citizens.
The political climate in Bladenboro, NC is leaning conservative.
Bladen County, NC is somewhat conservative. In Bladen County, NC 42.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bladen county remained strongly Republican, 56.5% to 42.8%.
Bladen county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bladenboro, NC is leaning conservative.
Bladen County, North Carolina is somewhat 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.
Bladenboro, North Carolina: d r 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 Bladenboro, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $78 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $9 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $9,811 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $218 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)