Wilmington, NC (28412) is a vibrant city with a rich political history. Located in the southeastern corner of North Carolina, Wilmington has been at the heart of multiple important state and national political events over the years. It is also home to many active local political organizations and movements that advocate for positive change in the community. Some of these organizations include The League of Women Voters, The Democratic Party, The Republican Party, The NAACP, and various other non-partisan groups. Locally, there are several well-known political figures including current Mayor Bill Saffo, City Councilman Neil Anderson, State Senator Harper Peterson, and Congressman David Rouzer. These individuals work together to help keep Wilmington an inclusive and safe place to live for all its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 28412 (Wilmington, NC) is leaning liberal.
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 28412 (Wilmington, NC) is leaning liberal.
Wilmington, North Carolina is leaning liberal.
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 28412 (Wilmington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,520 contributions totaling $107,054 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 485 contributions totaling $166,755 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $344 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)