The coastal town of Nags Head, NC (27959) is a busy tourist destination and home to many residents. The town has a very involved and active political atmosphere with local candidates running for office representing the citizens of this unique area. In recent years, there have been several issues that have been heavily debated in the Nags Head community including education, transportation, tourism & economic development, coastal preservation & access and public safety. Many of these matters are important to the local population, who make their voices heard through their votes. Candidates must address these matters if they wish to win the support of the people living in Nags Head. Additionally, candidates also need to take into account the impact of decisions made by state and federal governments as well as how external forces may affect and shape the future of this vibrant city.
The political climate in Zip 27959 (Nags Head, NC) is somewhat conservative.
Dare County, NC is moderately conservative. In Dare County, NC 41.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dare county remained very strongly Republican, 57.5% to 41.0%.
Dare county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 27959 (Nags Head, NC) is somewhat conservative.
Nags Head, North Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Dare County, North Carolina is moderately conservative.
Kill Devil Hills Metro Area is moderately 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.
Nags Head, 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 27959 (Nags Head)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 158 contributions totaling $21,337 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $2,446 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)