Sneads Ferry is a small town located in Onslow County, North Carolina. Although the town itself is relatively small, it is still politically active. The mayor of Sneads Ferry is Kenneth Carter who was elected to office in 2017 and his team of commissioners provide the local government as well as guidance for the local residents on issues that affect them. Each election cycle, residents have the opportunity to vote for a number of local candidates who are running in different races including mayor, county commissioner, state representative and senator. During each election cycle, political debates often take place between the different candidates discussing topics such as public safety, education and infrastructure. Additionally, many local organizations also host forums where citizens can come together to discuss important issues that affect their community. All of this combined makes for an engaging political atmosphere within Sneads Ferry that is fueled by its passionate citizens and dedicated local officials.
The political climate in Sneads Ferry, NC is moderately conservative.
Onslow County, NC is strongly conservative. In Onslow County, NC 33.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Onslow county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.8% to 33.6%.
Onslow county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sneads Ferry, NC is moderately conservative.
Onslow County, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
Jacksonville 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.
Sneads Ferry, 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 Sneads Ferry, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 96 contributions totaling $7,030 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 234 contributions totaling $81,626 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $349 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)