Wrightsville Beach, NC is a beautiful coastal town located in New Hanover County. It is known for its sandy beaches and vibrant community culture. Politics in Wrightsville Beach are largely influenced by the policies of New Hanover County, which often deals with issues related to maintaining tourism, conserving natural resources, and promoting economic development. There are several local political organizations active in the area, such as the League of Women Voters and the American Civil Liberties Union, that work to ensure that citizens’ rights are protected and their voices are heard at the local level. Local candidates running for office often focus on topics such as job creation, infrastructure improvements, education reform, and taxation policies. Residents of Wrightsville Beach have the opportunity to make their voices heard through engaging with local political candidates or by voting in elections held every two years.
The political climate in Wrightsville Beach, NC is leaning liberal.
New Hanover County, NC is leaning liberal. In New Hanover County, NC 50.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, New Hanover county flipped narrowly Democratic, 50.2% to 48.0%.
New Hanover county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wrightsville Beach, NC is leaning liberal.
New Hanover County, North Carolina is leaning liberal.
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.
Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina: R R r r r d
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 Wrightsville Beach, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,533 contributions totaling $478,517 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,646 contributions totaling $824,012 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $501 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)