The politics of 28356 Linden, NC are primarily influenced by the surrounding rural areas in Harnett County. Residents of this small town of about 1,000 people value their local autonomy and are actively involved in local government decisions. The local government consists of a mayor and five council members, all elected by the citizens in nonpartisan elections. The town has always been a conservative area and leans heavily towards Republican candidates in federal elections. Local issues that usually draw attention include public safety, economic development, and environmental protection. Linden also receives support from county-level agencies such as the Harnett County Health Department and the Department of Social Services to ensure its residents have access to necessary services. In addition, the town is served by volunteer fire departments and a volunteer rescue squad that provides emergency medical assistance for urgent care needs.
The political climate in Zip 28356 (Linden, NC) is leaning 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 28356 (Linden, NC) is leaning liberal.
Linden, North Carolina is leaning 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.
Linden, 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 28356 (Linden)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 38 contributions totaling $886 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $10,485 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $874 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)