Beaufort, NC is a small town located in the beautiful coastal area of North Carolina. In terms of politics, Beaufort is typically a conservative area with Republican leaning policies and candidates. The local government consists of a mayor and a board of commissioners who are responsible for deciding on various matters such as budgeting and land use issues. Elections are held annually to decide who will serve on the board and all registered voters in the community are allowed to participate in the elections. Issues that are addressed at local elections often involve healthcare, education, taxes, public services, and environmental protection. The elected officials work hard to ensure that Beaufort remains an attractive place to live, work, and visit while also keeping taxes low for residents.
The political climate in Beaufort, NC is moderately 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
Beaufort, NC is moderately 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.
Beaufort, 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 Beaufort, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 838 contributions totaling $41,897 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 206 contributions totaling $50,198 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $244 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)