Raeford, NC is a small town located in Hoke County, North Carolina. It is home to a diverse population of people from many different backgrounds. Raeford has a vibrant political scene with both local and national elections taking place on a regular basis. The town's representatives are committed to representing their constituents in the best possible way and are involved in initiatives to make Raeford a better place to live. Local forums are held throughout the year where citizens can voice their opinions and discuss important issues. Politicians also regularly visit Raeford for town hall meetings and other events to learn more about the community's needs and concerns. Through these efforts, the town works hard to create an environment of accountability and transparency among its elected officials while also striving to improve the quality of life for its citizens.
The political climate in Raeford, NC is leaning liberal.
Hoke County, NC is somewhat liberal. In Hoke County, NC 54.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hoke county remained strongly Democratic, 54.5% to 43.7%.
Hoke county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Raeford, NC is leaning liberal.
Hoke County, North Carolina is somewhat liberal.
Fayetteville Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Raeford, 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 Raeford, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 118 contributions totaling $5,975 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 126 contributions totaling $42,833 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $340 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)