Atlantic Beach, NC is a picturesque small town in Carteret County. It is home to many year-round and summer residents, who are proud to be part of its close-knit community. The politics in Atlantic Beach are focused on the issues that matter most to their citizens: managing growth, ensuring safety, and preserving the town's natural beauty and resources. Local candidates for office work to bring about positive change in the area by advocating for policies that will benefit all residents. These include investing in infrastructure improvements such as new roads and sidewalks; providing better access to healthcare for students and seniors; supporting local businesses; and promoting environmental protection efforts. The town council also works hard to ensure a balance between development and preservation so that Atlantic Beach remains vibrant yet retains its unique charm.
The political climate in Atlantic Beach, NC is moderately conservative.
Carteret County, NC is very conservative. In Carteret County, NC 28.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carteret county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.3% to 28.3%.
Carteret county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Atlantic Beach, NC is moderately conservative.
Carteret County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Morehead City Metro Area is very 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.
Atlantic Beach, 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 Atlantic Beach, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 223 contributions totaling $11,501 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 94 contributions totaling $14,022 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)