Jacksonville, NC is a vibrant city on the coast of North Carolina with a rich history and strong sense of community. The city is part of Onslow County, which has a representative government system in place to ensure that local residents' voices are heard and their interests are represented. The local political scene is heavily influenced by the Onslow County Board of Commissioners, which serves as the legislative branch of county government. A seven-member board consisting of five commissioners and two alternates is elected by the citizens every four years to oversee county affairs. Jacksonville also has its own mayor and City Council who work collaboratively with the Board of Commissioners to make decisions that will benefit the entire county. Residents have an opportunity to be involved in their local government through attending Board or Council meetings, volunteering for campaigns, or simply staying informed on current issues that affect their area.
The political climate in Jacksonville, NC is somewhat conservative.
Onslow County, NC is strongly conservative. In Onslow County, NC 33.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Onslow county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.8% to 33.6%.
Onslow county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jacksonville, NC is somewhat conservative.
Onslow County, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
Jacksonville Metro Area is strongly 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.
Jacksonville, 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 Jacksonville, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,558 contributions totaling $108,906 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,524 contributions totaling $393,692 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)