Kitty Hawk, NC is a small coastal town located in Dare County. It is known for its expansive beaches, unique wildlife, and breathtaking sunsets. Politically, it operates on the local level under the leadership of the Board of Commissioners. The Board of Commissioners consists of five members who are elected by the citizens of Kitty Hawk to serve staggered four-year terms. They provide oversight for the overall governance of the town, including matters related to budgeting and taxation, safety and security, development and infrastructure planning, and services such as water management and waste disposal. The local residents also elect representatives to serve in their state House of Representatives. Together these representatives work together to ensure that Kitty Hawk's citizens have access to all of the necessary resources they need to lead comfortable lives.
The political climate in Kitty Hawk, NC is somewhat conservative.
Dare County, NC is moderately conservative. In Dare County, NC 41.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dare county remained very strongly Republican, 57.5% to 41.0%.
Dare county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kitty Hawk, NC is somewhat conservative.
Dare County, North Carolina is moderately conservative.
Kill Devil Hills 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.
Kitty Hawk, 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 Kitty Hawk, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 606 contributions totaling $77,929 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 233 contributions totaling $55,579 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $239 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)