Burgaw, NC is a small town located in Pender County. Despite its size, Burgaw has plenty of political activity and involvement in local issues. The citizens of Burgaw are all passionate about making their community a better place and are engaged politically on various levels. There are many local organizations which focus on holding their elected officials accountable and ensuring that their voices are heard. Furthermore, the people of Burgaw actively participate in events such as debates and town hall meetings to discuss current topics and the state of politics in the area. As a result, it is important for potential candidates running for office to be aware of local issues so they can provide meaningful solutions to the needs of the community.
The political climate in Burgaw, 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
Burgaw, 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.
Burgaw, 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 Burgaw, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 549 contributions totaling $12,947 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $9,467 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $225 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)