The politics in 28570 Newport, NC are an important factor in the community. Newport is part of Carteret County, and as such local candidates for office must run for election here. Currently, there are no candidates running from Newport for any county wide elected offices. However, being a part of the entire county means that every resident has a say in who will be representing them on the county level. Citizens can stay informed on any upcoming elections by following their local news and social media outlets to stay up-to-date with the current politicians and candidates running for office in their area. It is important for everyone to make sure they have their voice heard and vote during these elections so that the leaders represent their interests accurately.
The political climate in Zip 28570 (Newport, 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
Zip 28570 (Newport, NC) is strongly conservative.
Newport, North Carolina 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.
Newport, 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 28570 (Newport)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 578 contributions totaling $82,031 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 107 contributions totaling $20,902 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $195 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)