Wilmington, NC 28409 is a vibrant and diverse community that plays an important role in both local and state politics. The city has some of the highest voter participation rates in the state, with many people taking to the polls each election to make their voices heard. Local elections are hotly contested, with candidates representing a variety of political ideologies vying for votes. From progressive ideals to conservative values, Wilmington residents have the opportunity to vote for those that will best represent their interests in local government. The city has a strong history of civic engagement and takes pride in its commitment to good governance and democracy.
The political climate in Zip 28409 (Wilmington, NC) is leaning conservative.
New Hanover County, NC is leaning liberal. In New Hanover County, NC 50.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, New Hanover county flipped narrowly Democratic, 50.2% to 48.0%.
New Hanover county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28409 (Wilmington, NC) is leaning conservative.
Wilmington, North Carolina is leaning conservative.
New Hanover County, North Carolina is leaning liberal.
Wilmington Metro Area is leaning 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.
Wilmington, North Carolina: R R r r r d
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 28409 (Wilmington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,959 contributions totaling $232,806 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 609 contributions totaling $222,583 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $365 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)