Duck, NC is a small town situated in the Outer Banks region of North Carolina. In terms of politics, Duck is represented by a variety of local and state elected officials who prioritize the well-being of its citizens. Local representatives include members from the Town Board, who are elected to oversee the day-to-day operations of the town and serve as a voice for its residents in matters such as budgeting, housing, infrastructure, and other important issues. Additionally, North Carolina's 1st Congressional District representative serves to represent Duck at the national level on matters concerning healthcare reform, economic development initiatives, and other important issues facing our country. The State Senate and House also represent Duck's interests during legislative sessions. All these representatives work hard towards delivering meaningful results that benefit all members of the Duck community.
The political climate in Duck, 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
Duck, 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.
Duck, 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 Duck, 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)