Lumberton, NC is a vibrant city located in the southeastern part of the state. The city has a long and storied political history, having sent representatives to the North Carolina General Assembly since its founding in 1787. More recently, Lumberton has been represented by members of both major parties including Republicans and Democrats. In the 2020 election cycle, residents of Lumberton voted for candidates from both parties in races ranging from local council members to state representatives and even to the US House of Representatives. Issues such as healthcare, education, infrastructure, public safety, and economic development were important topics discussed during debates between candidates. While there are divisions among the people of Lumberton on certain political issues, all are united in their goal to create a better future for their community.
The political climate in Lumberton, NC is leaning conservative.
Robeson County, NC is moderately conservative. In Robeson County, NC 40.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Robeson county remained very strongly Republican, 58.9% to 40.3%.
Robeson county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lumberton, NC is leaning conservative.
Robeson County, North Carolina is moderately conservative.
Lumberton Metro Area is moderately 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.
Lumberton, North Carolina: D d 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 Lumberton, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 816 contributions totaling $53,924 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 696 contributions totaling $153,856 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $221 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)