The Fayetteville Metro Area has a vibrant political landscape. This includes a range of local politicians across different levels of government, from the City Council to the County Board of Commissioners. Within this structure, citizens have access to a variety of options when it comes to voting for representation in local government. For example, there are several congressional districts that include parts of the Fayetteville area, and each district has its own set of representatives who can be voted into office. Additionally, voters may choose to support their state and county representatives in elections such as school board members and mayors. Through these processes, locals can help shape the future of their communities by advocating for issues they care about and selecting candidates who will put their needs first.
The political climate in Fayetteville Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
In Fayetteville Metro Area 57.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Fayetteville metro area remained very strongly Democratic, 57.0% to 41.2%.
The Fayetteville metro area voted Democratic in five of the last six Presidential elections (2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Fayetteville, North Carolina: d r 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 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 Fayetteville Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,383 contributions totaling $377,434 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,269 contributions totaling $947,818 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $418 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)