Mebane, NC is a small town located in the heart of North Carolina. It has a population of just under 14,000 people and is known for its quaint historic downtown. The politics in Mebane are largely driven by the elected officials on the local city council. The current mayor, Glendel Stephenson, is backed by a nonpartisan majority on the council who share his desire for change and progress in Mebane. Throughout his tenure, Mayor Stephenson has focused on improving infrastructure and public safety while balancing fiscal responsibility with sustainable growth. Meanwhile, the rest of the city council is made up of members from both major political parties who work together to ensure all citizens' interests are taken into account when making decisions about the future of Mebane.
The political climate in Mebane, NC is leaning conservative.
Alamance County, NC is somewhat conservative. In Alamance County, NC 45.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alamance county remained moderately Republican, 53.5% to 45.1%.
Alamance county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mebane, NC is leaning conservative.
Alamance County, North Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Burlington Metro Area 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.
Mebane, North Carolina: R R r R 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 Mebane, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,342 contributions totaling $182,130 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 454 contributions totaling $87,518 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $193 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)