Onslow County, located in North Carolina, is governed by local political officials who strive to meet the needs of its citizens. The elected Board of Commissioners consists of five representatives from each district and are responsible for making decisions on county matters such as budgeting, land-use policies, public services, and legislation. Other local offices exist to provide additional community support including the Sheriff's Office, Register of Deeds, Tax Assessor, and Clerk to the Board. There is a range of elected and appointed positions that allow public input into decision-making processes within the county government as well. All elected officials serve four-year terms with elections occurring every two years to determine who will fill these important roles. Onslow County values transparency and openness in its political system so that all citizens can participate in building a better future for the community.
The political climate in Onslow County, NC is strongly conservative.
In Onslow County, NC 33.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Onslow county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.8% to 33.6%.
Onslow county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Onslow County, NC is strongly conservative.
Jacksonville Metro Area is strongly 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.
Onslow, 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 Onslow County, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,395 contributions totaling $99,389 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,363 contributions totaling $309,049 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $227 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)