Camden County, North Carolina is a great place to live and work, and is known for its strong sense of community and small-town charm. Politically, the area leans strongly Republican with about 60% registered Republican voters. Local elections are held every two years where citizens can choose from a variety of candidates who have been selected by their parties to represent them in the county. During these election cycles, debates between the candidates are often held that provide an opportunity for residents to learn more about the candidates and their platforms. Issues such as education, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and economic development are prominent topics during these debates. Additionally, local representatives regularly attend town halls and other events in order to make sure they hear directly from their constituents on matters that affect them locally. Overall Camdem County has a proud tradition of political engagement where all voices can be heard and represented at the local level.
The political climate in Camden County, NC is very conservative.
In Camden County, NC 25.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Camden county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.4% to 25.8%.
Camden county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Camden County, NC 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.
Camden, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Camden County, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $1,018 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 76 contributions totaling $4,586 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)