Hertford, North Carolina is a small town located in North Carolina's Outer Banks. The town has a rich history of political activism and involvement, with citizens actively participating in local government initiatives and decisions. Local political candidates hold office for various positions in the town, such as Mayor, Town Council members, and County Commissioners. These individuals are elected by the people of Hertford to represent their interests on the local level and ensure that their voices are heard. Political engagement is important to this vibrant community, which values citizen participation in developing progressive policies that help protect the environment and improve quality of life for all residents.
The political climate in Hertford, NC is moderately conservative.
Perquimans County, NC is very conservative. In Perquimans County, NC 33.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Perquimans county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.5% to 33.3%.
Perquimans county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hertford, NC is moderately conservative.
Perquimans County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Elizabeth City Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Hertford, 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 Hertford, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 510 contributions totaling $28,182 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 285 contributions totaling $45,978 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $161 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)