Pasquotank County, North Carolina is located in the northeast corner of the state and has a strong political presence. The county is governed by a five-member Board of Commissioners, who are each elected at large to serve four-year terms. In addition to the Board of Commissioners, Pasquotank is represented in the North Carolina General Assembly by two representatives and one senator. These leaders work together to ensure that the county's needs are being met and that local policies reflect the values of its citizens. The county also has several local political organizations which strive for reforms and legislation that benefit all Pasquotank residents. Through this collaborative process, the county can ensure that it remains a vibrant region with a bright future for all its citizens.
The political climate in Pasquotank County, NC is leaning liberal.
In Pasquotank County, NC 49.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pasquotank county remained narrowly Democratic, 49.4% to 49.1%.
Pasquotank county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pasquotank County, NC is leaning liberal.
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.
Pasquotank, 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 Pasquotank County, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 845 contributions totaling $46,717 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 170 contributions totaling $22,972 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)