Chadbourn is a small town located in Columbus County, North Carolina. It has a population of 2,796 according to the 2019 census and is comprised of a diverse mix of people from all walks of life. Despite its small size, Chadbourn is very active in local politics and community involvement. The local government is made up of four elected officials: Mayor, Town Council members, City Clerk and Treasurer. The Mayor acts as the chief executive officer for the town and works closely with all other elected officials to ensure that decisions are made in the best interest of both citizens and businesses within the town limits. The Town Council meets regularly to discuss current topics related to public safety, economic development and community growth. Additionally, they often hold public hearings where citizens can voice their opinions or concerns regarding matters that affect them locally. Local political candidates must have strong ties to the community as well as be able to demonstrate experience in working with similar issues that affect this area. This ensures that citizens have a say in who they elect into office and that their voices are heard before any major decisions are made.
The political climate in Zip 28431 (Chadbourn, NC) is moderately conservative.
Columbus County, NC is strongly conservative. In Columbus County, NC 35.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Columbus county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.6% to 35.7%.
Columbus county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28431 (Chadbourn, NC) is moderately conservative.
Chadbourn, North Carolina is moderately conservative.
Columbus County, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
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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.
Chadbourn, North Carolina: d 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 28431 (Chadbourn)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $1,765 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $252 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)