The Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC Metro Area is a thriving and vibrant region with a rich history of political engagement. The local government is comprised of various levels of representation from the county to the state level. At the county level, there are several elected officials such as the Board of Commissioners, District Attorney, Sheriff, and Clerk of Court who all work together to serve their citizens. Elected representatives at the state level advocate for issues important to voters in this area such as economic development and education. On the national stage, senators and representatives from North Carolina work hard to represent their constituents from this region. Working together to make sure that every voice is heard is an essential part of making sure that local politics in Pinehurst-Southern Pines remain strong.
The political climate in Pinehurst-Southern Pines Metro Area is strongly conservative.
In Pinehurst-Southern Pines Metro Area 35.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.0% to 35.6%.
The Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pinehurst-Southern Pines Metro Area is strongly 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.
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Pinehurst-Southern Pines Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,755 contributions totaling $524,424 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,753 contributions totaling $1,595,549 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $580 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)