McFarlan, NC is a small town located in the heart of North Carolina. The community is home to just over 10,000 people who are proud of their home and its deep-rooted history. The citizens of McFarlan take great pride in their local government and are actively involved in the democratic process. Every two years, a new mayor and city council are elected by the residents to make important decisions on behalf of the town. Local political candidates typically come from within the town but some more well-known figures from other parts of North Carolina will also appear on the ballot. Elections for public office are often highly contested and passionate debates occur among constituents that center around issues such as taxes, infrastructure development, job creation, education, public safety, and many others. These debates help ensure that the citizens are informed about what policies will be carried out on their behalf once a winner is decided at election time.
The political climate in McFarlan, NC is leaning liberal.
Anson County, NC is leaning liberal. In Anson County, NC 51.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Anson county remained Democratic, 51.7% to 47.5%.
Anson county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
McFarlan, NC is leaning liberal.
Anson County, North Carolina is leaning 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.
McFarlan, North Carolina: D D 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 McFarlan, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $1,340 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $191 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)