Craven County, NC is a vibrant and diverse county with deeply rooted politics. The county is represented by several local politicians who work to ensure the citizens of Craven county have a voice in state and national decisions. These politicians include members of the NC State Senate and House of Representatives, as well as local mayors, city council members, and county commissioners. Together these elected officials work to pass legislation that benefit the citizens of Craven County such as increased funding for education, tax credits for businesses, and public safety initiatives. Additionally, they work to ensure the rights of all citizens are protected under the law regardless of race or gender identity. It is important that each member of our community remain informed about local political events in order to best support our representatives and stay up-to-date on their progress in enacting positive change throughout the county.
The political climate in Craven County, NC is moderately conservative.
In Craven County, NC 39.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Craven county remained very strongly Republican, 58.5% to 39.9%.
Craven county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Craven County, NC is moderately conservative.
New Bern 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.
Craven, 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 Craven County, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,928 contributions totaling $134,515 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,332 contributions totaling $354,528 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $266 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)