Trenton, NC (28585) is a small town located in Jones County in the east of North Carolina. It has a population of approximately 800 people and is predominantly made up of families and retirees. The local politics of Trenton are represented by the Jones County Board of Commissioners, who are responsible for setting policy that impacts all residents living within the county. This includes decisions about land use, economic development, and public safety. Other local government representatives include the State House Representative and State Senator, who represent Trenton at the state level in Raleigh. Despite its small size, Trenton is active politically, as residents participate in annual elections for Board of Commissioners. Furthermore, citizens are encouraged to get involved in their community through volunteer activities at churches and other non-profit organizations. Through their involvement, citizens can advocate for the issues they care about most and help shape the future of this small yet vibrant town.
The political climate in Zip 28585 (Trenton, NC) is moderately conservative.
Jones County, NC is moderately conservative. In Jones County, NC 39.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jones county remained very strongly Republican, 59.4% to 39.8%.
Jones county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28585 (Trenton, NC) is moderately conservative.
Trenton, North Carolina is moderately conservative.
Jones County, North Carolina is moderately 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.
Trenton, 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 28585 (Trenton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 101 contributions totaling $656 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $7 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $7,970 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $285 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)