Fayetteville, NC is an area with a rich history and diverse political landscape. 28303 is the zip code in which Fayetteville resides and it has been governed by both local and state politicians. On the local level, there are City Council members, District Court Judges, and County Commissioners that make decisions about the city's day to day operations. These governing bodies are responsible for setting taxes, creating laws, and making sure that Fayetteville is a safe place to live in. On the state level, North Carolina has Senators and Representatives that work at the legislative level to pass laws that affect all citizens of North Carolina. During elections, citizens of Fayetteville can cast their vote to decide who will represent them on all levels of government. It's important for people to get involved in politics so they can choose leaders who will strive to make Fayetteville a better place for everyone.
The political climate in Zip 28303 (Fayetteville, 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 28303 (Fayetteville, NC) is somewhat liberal.
Fayetteville, 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.
Fayetteville, 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 28303 (Fayetteville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 693 contributions totaling $73,796 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 577 contributions totaling $343,011 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $594 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)