The small town of Creswell, NC (zip code 27928) is a rural community in eastern North Carolina near the coast. Politics in Creswell are largely determined by local elections and are focused on issues that affect this small town of just under 2000 people. Local candidates are usually members of the Democratic or Republican parties with the majority of residents leaning towards conservative ideals. However, when it comes to specific issues, Creswell shows a strong sense of individualism and independence as residents will often make their own decisions based on what they believe is best for their community. The topics discussed in local elections vary from crime prevention and economic growth to public transportation and education reform. Although there can be differences in opinion between the two major parties, all candidates share the same goal: improving life for those living in Creswell.
The political climate in Zip 27928 (Creswell, NC) is leaning liberal.
Washington County, NC is somewhat liberal. In Washington County, NC 54.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained moderately Democratic, 54.7% to 44.8%.
Washington county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 27928 (Creswell, NC) is leaning liberal.
Creswell, North Carolina is leaning liberal.
Washington County, North Carolina is somewhat 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.
Creswell, 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 27928 (Creswell)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31 contributions totaling $3,847 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $665 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)