The town of 28587 Vandemere, NC has a population of around 500 people and is a small, rural community. It is mainly made up of small family-owned businesses, farms and churches. The local politics in Vandemere are quite unique compared to other towns due to its size and the fact that it is an unincorporated community. There are no local political candidates in Vandemere as the residents vote for representatives from outside the town who are elected to represent them in larger county decisions. As such, the political climate in Vandemere is generally quiet and focused on discussing issues that affect its own citizens rather than overarching state or national politics. Generally speaking, the town values conservative economic measures such as lower taxes and efficient spending while also supporting social justice initiatives. In spite of its small size, Vandemere has a strong sense of identity and community spirit which makes it an ideal place for grassroots movements to get organized and make their voices heard.
The political climate in Zip 28587 (Vandemere, 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 28587 (Vandemere, NC) is moderately conservative.
Vandemere, 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.
Vandemere, 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 28587 (Vandemere)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $8,585 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $572 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)