Knotts Island, NC is a small town located on an island in the Currituck Sound. The town has a small population of just over 500 people and plays an important role in the local community. The politics in Knotts Island are predominantly focused on issues that affect the local area, such as taxation and economic development. Residents of Knotts Island come together to elect several representatives who are responsible for making decisions about the future of their town. These representatives carefully consider each issue and work with residents to make sure that their voices are heard by local government. Residents also have the chance to participate in local elections and vote for representatives who will represent their interests in Knotts Island’s government. Residents take an active role in their local government by actively participating in meetings, attending events, and communicating with elected officials when necessary.
The political climate in Zip 27950 (Knotts Island, NC) is very conservative.
Currituck County, NC is very conservative. In Currituck County, NC 26.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Currituck county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.2% to 26.0%.
Currituck county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 27950 (Knotts Island, NC) is very conservative.
Knotts Island, North Carolina is very conservative.
Currituck County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Knotts Island, 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 27950 (Knotts Island)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $301 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $575 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $192 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)