The politics in Sanford, North Carolina (27332) are shaped by the local government. The City of Sanford is governed by a Mayor and City Council who are responsible for the management of municipal affairs. The current mayor is Chet Mann and he is joined on the city council by T.J. Connors, Vicky Jackson, Curtis Thomas, Willie Anderson Jr., Jamey Johnson, and Richard Price. Sanford residents have a voice in their local politics through voting on various issues during the municipal election held in November of each year. Additionally, they can participate in the events organized by their local government such as town meetings and town hall forums to discuss important topics affecting the community. With their involvement, citizens can help shape their political landscape and make sure that their voices are heard at the local level.
The political climate in Zip 27332 (Sanford, NC) is somewhat conservative.
Lee County, NC is somewhat conservative. In Lee County, NC 41.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lee county remained strongly Republican, 56.8% to 41.9%.
Lee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 27332 (Sanford, NC) is somewhat conservative.
Sanford, North Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Lee County, North Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Sanford Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Sanford, North Carolina: R 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 27332 (Sanford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 250 contributions totaling $20,151 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 506 contributions totaling $40,992 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)