Carolina Beach, NC is a small town located in 28428 zip code with a population of around 6,109 according to the U.S. Census Bureau. It is home to several beaches and attractions, drawing in both tourists and residents alike. Politically, Carolina Beach is served by the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners for local government matters and the New Hanover County Schools for public school issues. Currently, the Mayor of Carolina Beach is Joseph A. Benson, who was elected in 2017 and serves alongside six other members on the Town Council. The current representatives for New Hanover County are Jonathan Barfield Jr., Rob Zapple, Betty Lou Ward, Julia Boseman, Woody White and Dave Spetrino who all serve on the county board of commissioners. Local elections are held periodically throughout the year and candidates will typically be listed on the official website of Carolina Beach or upon request from your county’s election board office.
The political climate in Zip 28428 (Carolina Beach, NC) is leaning liberal.
New Hanover County, NC is leaning liberal. In New Hanover County, NC 50.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, New Hanover county flipped narrowly Democratic, 50.2% to 48.0%.
New Hanover county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28428 (Carolina Beach, NC) is leaning liberal.
Carolina Beach, North Carolina is leaning liberal.
New Hanover County, North Carolina is leaning liberal.
Wilmington Metro Area is leaning 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.
Carolina Beach, North Carolina: R R r r r 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 zip 28428 (Carolina Beach)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 222 contributions totaling $31,591 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 109 contributions totaling $16,198 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)