Woodland, NC is a small town located in North Carolina that is home to a diverse and vibrant community. As with many towns in the state, Woodland has an active local political scene which contributes to the overall health and growth of the town. On the local level, Woodland's citizens have elected officials who are responsible for making decisions regarding the town's infrastructure, budget, and laws. The current Mayor of Woodland is John Smith, who has been in office since 2016. Other local politicians include a City Manager, City Council Members, and other members of local boards and commissions. These officials work together to ensure that Woodland remains a vibrant and prosperous place to live for its residents. Through their leadership efforts, they strive to make Woodland a better place for everyone who calls it home.
The political climate in Woodland, NC is somewhat liberal.
Northampton County, NC is moderately liberal. In Northampton County, NC 60.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Northampton county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.0% to 39.5%.
Northampton county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Woodland, NC is somewhat liberal.
Northampton County, North Carolina is moderately liberal.
Roanoke Rapids Metro Area is moderately 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.
Woodland, 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 Woodland, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $1,574 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $2,112 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)