Turkey, NC is a small town located in the state of North Carolina. Although it is not well-known for its politics, it does have a thriving local government that works to ensure the best interests of its citizens. The town's mayor is currently Bill Brown, who was recently re-elected in 2020 after having served as mayor for three terms. The town council is made up of four members who are all elected by the public every two years. Each council member brings their own unique perspective and expertise to the table when discussing important topics such as taxes, public safety, and infrastructure improvements. There are also various committees that are put together to address specific issues within the community. For example, the Parks and Recreation committee focuses on improving parks and recreational areas throughout the community while other committees focus on education or economic development initiatives. All of these efforts help to create an overall better quality of life for all residents in Turkey, NC.
The political climate in Zip 28393 (Turkey, NC) is moderately conservative.
Sampson County, NC is moderately conservative. In Sampson County, NC 38.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sampson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.8% to 38.3%.
Sampson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28393 (Turkey, NC) is moderately conservative.
Turkey, North Carolina is moderately conservative.
Sampson County, North Carolina is moderately conservative.
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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.
Turkey, 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 28393 (Turkey)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $775 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $1,200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $600 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)