The town of Emerald Isle, NC is located in 28594 and is a small community with a population of around 4,500 people. It is a popular vacation spot for families due to its proximity to the beautiful North Carolina beaches and other attractions. In terms of political representation, Emerald Isle is part of the Craven County district and is represented by several state legislators and congressmen. These elected officials are responsible for representing the interests of the citizens in matters such as taxes, public safety, education, infrastructure and more. The local government also includes officers such as the mayor and city council members who make decisions that affect the daily lives of the citizens. Local elections occur every two years for both state and federal level offices so it’s important for people to stay informed on who’s running for office.
The political climate in Zip 28594 (Emerald Isle, NC) is strongly conservative.
Carteret County, NC is very conservative. In Carteret County, NC 28.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carteret county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.3% to 28.3%.
Carteret county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28594 (Emerald Isle, NC) is strongly conservative.
Emerald Isle, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
Carteret County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Morehead City Metro Area is very 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.
Emerald Isle, 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 28594 (Emerald Isle)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 402 contributions totaling $15,305 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 168 contributions totaling $40,346 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $240 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)