The small island town of Harkers Island, NC has a relatively small population of only 1,427 people, but it still has its own political landscape. The town is represented by the Dare County Board of Commissioners and the North Carolina General Assembly. There are many local organizations that are involved in the political process such as the Harkers Island Civic League, which works to engage citizens in government and politics. Residents also have the opportunity to participate in local elections and vote for their chosen candidates who represent their views on a variety of issues. Residents can also stay informed about current events through multiple sources including newspapers, radio stations, and online media outlets such as social media sites. Overall, the citizens of Harkers Island have plenty of opportunities to get involved in politics and make their voices heard.
The political climate in Harkers Island, NC is strongly conservative.
Carteret County, NC is very conservative. In Carteret County, NC 28.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carteret county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.3% to 28.3%.
Carteret county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Harkers Island, NC is strongly conservative.
Carteret County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Morehead City Metro Area is very 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.
Harkers Island, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Harkers Island, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 35 contributions totaling $2,978 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $605 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)