The politics in 28480 Wrightsville Beach, NC is heavily influenced by the local population. The political candidates that are running for office in this area are mainly those from the Republican Party, though there are some Democrats who have been successful in recent years. The most important issues to voters in this area include protecting the environment, health care reform, and improved infrastructure. Many of the current local politicians have made their names by being involved in community outreach activities and advocating for better public services such as parks and quality educational opportunities. The citizens of 28480 Wrightsville Beach take their role as active community members very seriously and take pride in being informed about current issues and casting their votes accordingly.
The political climate in Zip 28480 (Wrightsville Beach, 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 28480 (Wrightsville Beach, NC) is leaning liberal.
Wrightsville Beach, 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.
Wrightsville Beach, 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 28480 (Wrightsville Beach)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 356 contributions totaling $109,375 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $307 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 227 contributions totaling $77,848 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $343 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)