Atlantic, NC is a small coastal town located in eastern North Carolina. Politics in Atlantic are overseen by the town's mayor and board of commissioners. The town has a mayor-council form of government, with the mayor elected to serve four-year terms and commissioners elected to two-year terms. All elected officials are nonpartisan, and the city does not have or endorse any particular party or candidate. Residents can vote for candidates based off of issues that they believe will benefit their community. Town meetings are held on a regular basis to discuss local policies and initiatives and keep citizens informed about what is happening in their city government. Community involvement is key to building the best possible future for Atlantic, and residents take great pride in taking part in local politics.
The political climate in Atlantic, NC is strongly conservative.
Carteret County, NC is very conservative. In Carteret County, NC 28.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carteret county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.3% to 28.3%.
Carteret county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Atlantic, NC is strongly conservative.
Carteret County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Morehead City Metro Area is very 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.
Atlantic, 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 Atlantic, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 100 contributions totaling $3,431 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $4,975 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $237 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)