Carolina Beach, NC is a small town on the east coast of North Carolina that is home to approximately 6,000 people. It has a diverse population and vibrant local politics that shape the daily life and culture of the community. The town is represented by six members on the Carolina Beach Town Council, who are elected into office every four years by registered voters in the town. The council members are responsible for setting policy and making decisions that affect the day-to-day operations of Carolina Beach. Additionally, Carolina Beach hosts numerous political events throughout the year such as candidate forums or rallies where local candidates can share their platforms with potential constituents. These events provide an opportunity for citizens to become more informed about local issues and participate in their city's political process.
The political climate in Carolina Beach, NC is leaning liberal.
New Hanover County, NC is leaning liberal. In New Hanover County, NC 50.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, New Hanover county flipped narrowly Democratic, 50.2% to 48.0%.
New Hanover county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Carolina Beach, NC is leaning liberal.
New Hanover County, North Carolina is leaning liberal.
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.
Carolina Beach, North Carolina: R R r r r d
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 Carolina Beach, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 222 contributions totaling $31,591 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 109 contributions totaling $16,198 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)