Topsail Beach is a small coastal town located in Pender County, North Carolina. It has a population of about 500 people, and is an active part of the local political landscape. The Town of Topsail Beach elects a Mayor and four Commissioners to serve on its Board of Commissioners. The current Mayor is Dr. Jo Ellen Wilson, who was elected in 2020. The Commissioners are Patsy Carter, William Leach, Eddie Waynick and John Bostic III. All of these officials work together harmoniously to ensure the town remains safe and prosperous for its residents. They focus on maintaining the quality of life in Topsail Beach through promoting economic development opportunities, preserving natural resources, and advocating for responsible use of public funds. This commitment to their town makes sure that the politics in Topsail Beach remain positive and productive for the citizens who live there.
The political climate in Topsail Beach, NC is moderately conservative.
Pender County, NC is strongly conservative. In Pender County, NC 34.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pender county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.3% to 34.3%.
Pender county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Topsail Beach, NC is moderately conservative.
Pender County, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
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.
Topsail 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 Topsail Beach, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 179 contributions totaling $20,035 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 95 contributions totaling $14,148 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)