Emerald Isle, NC is a small town located on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Despite its size, the politics of Emerald Isle are vibrant and active. The local government consists of a mayor and four-member board of commissioners who are elected by the town’s residents. In addition to this governing body, there are numerous political organizations and groups that work to advance the interests of the community. These include environmental protection organizations, local business associations, neighborhood organizations, and various other advocacy groups. There are also regular town hall meetings where citizens can voice their opinions on local issues as well as monthly forums with the Mayor and Commissioners to discuss current events in Emerald Isle. Many organizations also host annual events such as parades, festivals, and fundraisers to bring together citizens in support of their favored causes. All in all, politics play an important role in Emerald Isle’s culture and daily life.
The political climate in Emerald Isle, 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
Emerald Isle, 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.
Emerald Isle, 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 Emerald Isle, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 804 contributions totaling $30,610 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 336 contributions totaling $80,692 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $240 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)