Hampstead, NC is a small town located in Pender County. It is known for its charming downtown area and its close-knit community. Although Hampstead is a small town, it still has a vibrant political landscape. The local government consists of an elected Mayor and five Town Council members. These elected officials make decisions about the town’s budget, environmental policies, development projects and much more. Additionally, Hampstead residents vote regularly in county and state elections to elect representatives responsible for advocating for their interests on a larger scale. Through these elections, citizens have the opportunity to hold their elected officials accountable to the issues that matter most to them. All in all, Hampstead’s political environment is strong and vibrant and residents take great pride in participating in their local politics.
The political climate in Hampstead, NC is strongly 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
Hampstead, NC is strongly 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.
Hampstead, 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 Hampstead, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,855 contributions totaling $165,664 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 773 contributions totaling $277,145 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $359 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)