The Sanford, NC Metro Area has a vibrant political environment that focuses on finding solutions for the varied and diverse communities within the region. In recent years, local leaders have worked together to address important issues related to economic development, public safety, education, and infrastructure improvements. The area is represented at the state level by a variety of elected officials representing both Democrat and Republican parties. These elected officials are focused on ensuring that their constituents’ voices are heard by advocating for initiatives that will improve the quality of life of local residents. Additionally, many city councils are actively involved in ensuring that their cities remain safe and prosperous places to live. As such, there are numerous opportunities for citizens to get involved in local politics and make their opinions known through voting and other forms of civic engagement.
The political climate in Sanford Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
In Sanford Metro Area 41.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Sanford metro area remained strongly Republican, 56.8% to 41.9%.
The Sanford metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sanford 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.
Sanford, 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 Sanford Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 839 contributions totaling $109,760 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 684 contributions totaling $102,255 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)