Jacksonville, NC (28546) is located in Onslow County and is a part of the larger Jacksonville metro area. It is governed by several different political figures, including a mayor, city council members, and other representatives. The local political scene also includes regular elections for state-level officials such as the governor and U.S congressional representatives. While the town may be small in size, it is part of a larger community that has big political concerns such as the economy, education, healthcare access, and environmental protection. The local government leaders are committed to addressing these issues while keeping their constituents informed about proposed policies and upcoming changes. In addition to electing their representatives, citizens of 28546 Jacksonville can get involved in politics by attending meetings or voicing opinions online.
The political climate in Zip 28546 (Jacksonville, NC) is moderately conservative.
Onslow County, NC is strongly conservative. In Onslow County, NC 33.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Onslow county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.8% to 33.6%.
Onslow county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28546 (Jacksonville, NC) is moderately conservative.
Jacksonville, North Carolina is moderately conservative.
Onslow County, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
Jacksonville Metro Area is strongly 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.
Jacksonville, 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 28546 (Jacksonville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 380 contributions totaling $22,716 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 395 contributions totaling $97,986 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $248 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)