Richlands, North Carolina is a small town located in Onslow County with an estimated population of 2,500. It is a diverse and tight-knit community that takes pride in the various civic organizations and activities that contribute to its vibrant atmosphere. Politically, the town is heavily represented by Republicans who have held control of the local government for many years. The current mayor is Republican Cynthia Hunter who has been in office since 2017. Local issues such as infrastructure, taxes, development and education are often discussed amongst residents. There are also several other political organizations in Richlands that help citizens become more politically involved within their community by providing resources and information about local politics. Overall, Richlands has an active political landscape that helps shape the future for its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 28574 (Richlands, NC) is strongly 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 28574 (Richlands, NC) is strongly conservative.
Richlands, North Carolina is strongly 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.
Richlands, 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 28574 (Richlands)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 106 contributions totaling $2,405 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 113 contributions totaling $11,332 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)