Pembroke, NC is a small town located in Robeson County with a rich political history. The town is home to numerous local and state legislators who have had an impact on legislation throughout the county. In recent years, Pembroke has seen many candidates running for offices such as mayor, commissioner, and county councilmember. These candidates have all brought unique perspectives to the table and have been vocal advocates for the people of the community. Issues discussed during campaigns often include economic development, educational opportunities, public safety, and infrastructure improvement. Through strong leadership from these elected officials, Pembroke has been able to maintain its place as a thriving hub of culture in Robeson County and beyond.
The political climate in Pembroke, 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
Pembroke, 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.
Pembroke, 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 Pembroke, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 117 contributions totaling $24,181 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 37 contributions totaling $9,425 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $255 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)