The small town of Como, NC (zip code 27818) is located in Northampton County and is a rural community with a population of only around 900 people. Being a small town, local politics are run by a mayor-commissioner who has the authority to make decisions in the best interests of the community. The mayor is elected by popular vote and works alongside four other commissioners to set policies for the town. There are also several advisory boards and committees that help shape public policy and ensure proper civic engagement from the people. Issues such as infrastructure investment, economic development, public safety, education, and healthcare are all discussed extensively at each meeting. In addition to this official government structure, there are also many informal forms of civic participation such as block parties, community gatherings, neighborhood watch groups, non-profit organizations, churches, and more that help keep Como an active and thriving place to live.
The political climate in Zip 27818 (Como, NC) is moderately liberal.
Hertford County, NC is very liberal. In Hertford County, NC 66.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hertford county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.7% to 32.7%.
Hertford county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 27818 (Como, NC) is moderately liberal.
Como, North Carolina is moderately liberal.
Hertford County, North Carolina is very liberal.
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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.
Como, 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 zip 27818 (Como)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)