Laurel Hill, NC is a small community located in North Carolina. It is a tight-knit town with a strong sense of community and pride. The residents of Laurel Hill are proud to be part of such a wonderful place and they take an active role in local politics. The town is governed by a local board of commissioners who are elected every four years. They work together to ensure that the best interests of the town and its citizens are taken into account. Furthermore, members of the community come together to discuss issues that affect the town such as taxation or infrastructure development. Through collaboration, Laurel Hill is able to foster an atmosphere of positive change while still honoring their small-town roots.
The political climate in Laurel Hill, 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
Laurel Hill, 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.
Laurel Hill, 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 Laurel Hill, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 387 contributions totaling $16,006 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 96 contributions totaling $56,614 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $590 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)