The small town of Laurinburg, NC, in ZIP code 28352, is a tight-knit community with a rich history and an active political environment. The city is governed by an elected mayor and four city council members who make the laws that impact the citizens of Laurinburg. Every four years, citizens have the opportunity to vote for their mayor and council members as well as other local offices such as county commissioners, school board members, and judges. The mayor is responsible for setting the overall agenda for Laurinburg's government, while City Council makes all decisions about taxes, spending, zoning regulations, public safety initiatives, and other municipal activities. There are various organizations in town that promote civics education to help residents understand their rights and responsibilities as citizens of Laurinburg. During election season many events like candidate forums and debates are held to give citizens an opportunity to learn more about the candidates running for office and ask them questions directly.
The political climate in Zip 28352 (Laurinburg, NC) is leaning liberal.
Scotland County, NC is leaning conservative. In Scotland County, NC 48.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Scotland county flipped narrowly Republican, 50.6% to 48.6%.
Scotland county flipped Republican afer voting Democratic in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28352 (Laurinburg, NC) is leaning liberal.
Laurinburg, North Carolina is leaning liberal.
Scotland County, North Carolina is leaning conservative.
Laurinburg Metro Area is leaning 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.
Laurinburg, North Carolina: D D D D d 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 28352 (Laurinburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 385 contributions totaling $14,756 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 89 contributions totaling $53,929 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $606 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)