Ogden, NC is a small town located in Johnston County that is home to a vibrant and diverse community. The town has a mayor-council form of government and the current mayor is Wayne Talley. The council is composed of five members elected by the citizens of Ogden every two years. The council is responsible for making decisions about local issues such as zoning, parking regulations, infrastructure improvements, and other matters related to the well-being of Ogden residents. In addition to the mayor and council, there are several local boards and commissions that oversee various aspects of life in Ogden such as planning and zoning, public safety, parks and recreation, finance, library services, and public works. Each board or commission has representatives from the town's citizens who work together to make decisions on how best to serve the needs of Ogden. Elections are held every four years for both mayor and council members who are dedicated to making Ogden an even better place for its residents.
The political climate in Ogden, NC is leaning conservative.
New Hanover County, NC is leaning liberal. In New Hanover County, NC 50.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, New Hanover county flipped narrowly Democratic, 50.2% to 48.0%.
New Hanover county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ogden, NC is leaning conservative.
New Hanover County, North Carolina is leaning liberal.
Wilmington Metro Area is leaning 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.
Ogden, North Carolina: R R r r r d
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 Ogden, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,900 contributions totaling $255,536 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,358 contributions totaling $617,712 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $455 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)