Eastover, NC is a small town located in the southeastern region of the state. The town is governed by a mayor and five other members of the Town Council who are elected by residents every four years. The Town Council works to make decisions that will benefit Eastover's citizens in the long-term and help their community grow. The Council works together to create laws and regulations, review budgets and plans, and address public concerns. In addition to Town Council, Eastover also elects representatives to the county and state level as well as representatives to Congress. Residents of Eastover also participate in local elections for school board members, sheriff, district attorney and judgeships. Local politics play an important role in the development of this small town because they have a direct impact on its citizens' lives. As such, it is important for citizens to stay informed about local issues so they can make their voices heard on matters that affect them directly.
The political climate in Eastover, 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
Eastover, 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.
Eastover, 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 Eastover, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 143 contributions totaling $14,851 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 97 contributions totaling $36,732 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $379 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)