Manns Harbor, NC is a small community located in Dare County. It is a part of the Outer Banks region and offers a variety of outdoor recreational activities such as fishing, swimming, kayaking, and bird watching. The town is located near Roanoke Island and has been inhabited by Native Americans for centuries. When it comes to politics in Manns Harbor, the area generally leans conservatively with most residents voting Republican in elections. Although no local political candidates are named here due to population not being included, many of the issues that citizens care about involve environmental regulations and beach access. There is palpable concern about climate change and rising sea levels which could potentially impact this coastal community in the future. Local representatives have taken a strong stance on preserving the environment and protecting public beaches from development. Additionally, a major issue for residents of Manns Harbor is transportation infrastructure - they seek to maintain bridges and roads that allow them to travel over water to access various parts of the Outer Banks.
The political climate in Zip 27953 (Manns Harbor, NC) is moderately conservative.
Dare County, NC is moderately conservative. In Dare County, NC 41.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dare county remained very strongly Republican, 57.5% to 41.0%.
Dare county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 27953 (Manns Harbor, NC) is moderately conservative.
Manns Harbor, North Carolina is moderately conservative.
Dare County, North Carolina is moderately conservative.
Kill Devil Hills 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.
Manns Harbor, 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 zip 27953 (Manns Harbor)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $2,250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $563 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $3,305 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,102 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)