Rodanthe, NC is a small town on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. It is a popular vacation destination for many tourists, but also has a small and vibrant community of local residents who remain in the area throughout the year. Politically, Rodanthe has traditionally been quite conservative yet progressive-minded; it emphasizes local issues and encourages civic engagement from citizens. Although Rodanthe does not have any major national political candidates, local elections are highly contested and residents take their role in decision-making very seriously. The town council meets regularly to discuss civic matters important to the community and its citizens, such as planning for coastal flooding events or preserving access to beaches. Local residents often contact elected officials at the city and state levels to bring attention to important issues that affect Rodanthe’s future.
The political climate in Rodanthe, 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
Rodanthe, 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.
Rodanthe, 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 Rodanthe, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $750 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $29,939 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $936 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)