Rocky Point, NC is a small town located in Pender County. Although it has an intimate population size, local politics still play an active role in the community. Within Rocky Point there are several elected officials including a mayor, the town council and various committee members. Every two years local elections are held to elect members of the town council and mayor. During election season, residents actively get involved by attending candidate forums and rallies to learn more about the candidates running for office. The mayor and town council strive to make decisions that will positively improve the quality of life for all Rocky Point residents. They focus on issues such as public safety, economic growth, transportation, infrastructure improvements and environmental protection. With its diverse population and vibrant culture, Rocky Point is often seen as a model for successful small-town politics throughout North Carolina.
The political climate in Rocky Point, 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
Rocky Point, 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.
Rocky Point, 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 Rocky Point, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 664 contributions totaling $19,155 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 144 contributions totaling $14,721 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)