Hertford County, located in Northeastern North Carolina, is a county filled with diverse political views and philosophies. The County has a long history of political engagement and involvement, from the local to the state level. In recent years, there have been numerous candidates vying for various offices within the county such as Board of Education Member, Sheriff, and Commissioner. These candidates come from all different backgrounds and ideologies, providing residents with different perspectives on how they want their county to be run. Many of these candidates are active in their community and advocate for important local issues such as improving public safety, increasing access to quality education, and creating economic development opportunities. It is important for residents to get to know their local candidates so they can make an informed decision when deciding who will represent them in office.
The political climate in Hertford County, NC is very liberal.
In Hertford County, NC 66.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hertford county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.7% to 32.7%.
Hertford county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hertford County, NC is very liberal.
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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: D D D D D 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 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 Hertford County, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 143 contributions totaling $11,650 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 90 contributions totaling $12,213 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)