The politics in 27920 Buxton, NC are largely influenced by the local government and community. The county is governed by a seven-member board of commissioners that meets on the first Monday of each month to discuss all matters related to the area. There are also several local political groups active in the area including civic organizations and political parties. Local elections take place every two years for commission seats as well as other important positions such as mayor, school board, sheriff, etc. Participation from residents is key to these elections and citizens can become involved through registering to vote, attending meetings and volunteering for various campaigns. Additionally, there are numerous opportunities for citizens to make their voice heard at the local level through writing letters or attending town hall meetings with their representatives. Altogether, 27920 Buxton serves as an example of how effective local politics can be when all stakeholders work together towards a common goal.
The political climate in Zip 27920 (Buxton, NC) is somewhat 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 27920 (Buxton, NC) is somewhat conservative.
Buxton, North Carolina is somewhat 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.
Buxton, 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 27920 (Buxton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $385 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $2,350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $392 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)