The politics in 28390 Spring Lake, NC are heavily influenced by the local community. Citizens in the area take their civic engagement seriously and regularly participate in local elections to make sure their voices are heard. The city council is composed of five members who work together to ensure the best interests of the citizens are looked after. Each year, residents are encouraged to research potential candidates and come out to vote on election day. Issues such as infrastructure, taxes, public safety, and economic development are all prioritized by the elected officials in order to create a safe and prosperous community for all its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 28390 (Spring Lake, NC) is somewhat liberal.
Cumberland County, NC is moderately liberal. In Cumberland County, NC 57.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cumberland county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.4% to 40.8%.
Cumberland county voted Democratic in five of the last six Presidential elections (2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28390 (Spring Lake, NC) is somewhat liberal.
Spring Lake, North Carolina is somewhat liberal.
Cumberland County, North Carolina is moderately liberal.
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.
Spring Lake, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 28390 (Spring Lake)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 244 contributions totaling $17,107 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 126 contributions totaling $21,959 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)