Belhaven, NC is a small town located on the coastal region of North Carolina. It has a rich history of providing economic stability and opportunity to its inhabitants. Despite its small size, Belhaven boasts a deep political culture with several strong local political organizations and groups that actively engage in local elections. These organizations often host debates and rallies to educate citizens about the issues that affect their lives, while also providing platforms for candidates on key policy issues. The diversity of local politics in Belhaven allows voters to choose from candidates that reflect their values and beliefs when it comes to important local matters such as tax reform, infrastructure improvements, and safety initiatives. In addition to the traditional two-party system, locals have seen an emergence of independent candidates ready to represent Belhaven’s unique interests and ensure a bright future for its citizens.
The political climate in Belhaven, NC is somewhat conservative.
Beaufort County, NC is strongly conservative. In Beaufort County, NC 36.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Beaufort county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.5% to 36.6%.
Beaufort county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Belhaven, NC is somewhat conservative.
Beaufort County, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
Washington 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.
Belhaven, 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 Belhaven, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 97 contributions totaling $2,091 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 114 contributions totaling $12,317 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)