The small coastal town of 28571 Oriental, NC has been a hub of political activity for decades. Although no local candidates are running for office, the town does have a variety of representatives within the county and state governments. In particular, the Mayor of Oriental is actively involved in advocating and lobbying for the community’s interests in Raleigh. The town also hosts regular political forums with both local and statewide officials that allow citizens to petition their representatives on issues important to them. Additionally, many nonpartisan organizations provide resources and training opportunities to residents interested in participating in politics at any level. This gives all citizens in 28571 Oriental, NC a chance to make their voices heard through grassroots campaigns and meaningful dialogue with their elected officials.
The political climate in Zip 28571 (Oriental, NC) is moderately conservative.
Pamlico County, NC is strongly conservative. In Pamlico County, NC 35.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pamlico county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.5% to 35.6%.
Pamlico county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28571 (Oriental, NC) is moderately conservative.
Oriental, North Carolina is moderately conservative.
Pamlico County, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
New Bern 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.
Oriental, 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 28571 (Oriental)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 249 contributions totaling $16,380 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 91 contributions totaling $27,941 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $307 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)