Kill Devil Hills, NC is a small town located on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. As such, it has a significant impact on regional politics and issues. The town government is run by an elected mayor and council members, who make decisions in order to best serve their constituents. Recently, the town has been involved in discussions concerning development and growth within the city limits. Issues like beach access, zoning restrictions, and environmental protection are all at the forefront of these debates. Additionally, local businesses have a hand in the political process as they advocate for their interests to be protected by the local government. As Kill Devil Hills continues to grow and develop, it will remain an important part of North Carolina's political landscape.
The political climate in Kill Devil Hills, NC is somewhat conservative.
Dare County, NC is moderately conservative. In Dare County, NC 41.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dare county remained very strongly Republican, 57.5% to 41.0%.
Dare county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kill Devil Hills, NC is somewhat conservative.
Dare County, North Carolina is moderately conservative.
Kill Devil Hills Metro Area is moderately 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.
Kill Devil Hills, 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 Kill Devil Hills, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,305 contributions totaling $201,032 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 341 contributions totaling $83,518 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $245 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)