Mount Olive, NC is a small rural town located in Duplin County. It has a rich history of being an agricultural community and a bustling commercial center. The town is served by the Mount Olive Town Council, which consists of five elected members who represent the interests of the citizens of Mount Olive. The town council meets regularly to discuss issues relating to local services, public safety, economic development, and other matters important to the community. Every two years the citizens of Mount Olive have the opportunity to elect their representatives on the council. All residents are encouraged to stay informed about local politics and get involved in their community through attending town hall meetings and voting in local elections. Having an informed and engaged citizenry is essential for any thriving community, which makes Mount Olive a great place to live and work.
The political climate in Zip 28365 (Mount Olive, NC) is somewhat conservative.
Wayne County, NC is somewhat conservative. In Wayne County, NC 43.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wayne county remained strongly Republican, 55.3% to 43.6%.
Wayne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28365 (Mount Olive, NC) is somewhat conservative.
Mount Olive, North Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Wayne County, North Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Goldsboro 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.
Mount Olive, 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 28365 (Mount Olive)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 136 contributions totaling $24,105 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 85 contributions totaling $31,498 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $371 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)