The politics in Calabash, NC are managed and shaped by the local government. The citizens of Calabash have a say in what happens in their community through their elected officials. Each year, there is an election to select the mayors and members of the town council that will be responsible for managing all aspects of the community's affairs. These leaders bring unique perspectives to their work and strive to make decisions that are beneficial for everyone in Calabash. They work closely with the citizens to understand their wants and needs and create policies that reflect these interests. The city also has its own political party system which allows them to make informed decisions on how best to serve their constituents. Through these efforts, Calabash strives to ensure fairness, safety, and prosperity for all its citizens.
The political climate in Calabash, NC is moderately conservative.
Brunswick County, NC is strongly conservative. In Brunswick County, NC 36.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brunswick county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.9% to 36.9%.
Brunswick county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Calabash, NC is moderately conservative.
Brunswick County, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach Metro Area is strongly 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.
Calabash, 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 Calabash, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 498 contributions totaling $23,192 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 345 contributions totaling $39,400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)