Oriental, NC is a small town located on the Neuse River in North Carolina. It is known for its fishing, sailing, and kayaking opportunities as well as its charming downtown area with many shops and restaurants. The town is governed by a mayor and a five-member town board, all of whom are elected by the citizens of Oriental every two years. The residents of Oriental take their politics seriously, regularly participating in the local elections to ensure that their voice is heard. In addition to voting for town officials, Oriental citizens also have the opportunity to vote on local ballot measures such as bonds that provide funds to maintain schools or parks. Those living in Oriental can keep up with current political topics by attending public forums hosted by candidates or reading local newspapers. No matter how they choose to engage politically, the people of Oriental are committed to making sure their voices are heard and their concerns addressed.
The political climate in Oriental, NC is moderately conservative.
Pamlico County, NC is strongly conservative. In Pamlico County, NC 35.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pamlico county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.5% to 35.6%.
Pamlico county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oriental, NC is moderately conservative.
Pamlico County, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
New Bern Metro Area is moderately 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.
Oriental, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Oriental, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 249 contributions totaling $16,380 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 91 contributions totaling $27,941 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $307 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)