Manteo, NC is a small town with a population of 1,043 located in Dare County on Roanoke Island. It is known for its beautiful scenery and its rich history. The local government consists of a mayor-council form of government headed by Mayor Bobby Owens and five council members, all elected at-large. The Town Council meets twice a month to discuss issues ranging from economic development to public safety. Town residents are encouraged to attend these meetings to voice their opinions and stay involved in the decision making process. The Town Council also works closely with many organizations and groups in the area to ensure that the needs of the community are being met both now and in the future. Residents are encouraged to get involved with their local government by attending meetings and actively engaging in their community.
The political climate in Zip 27954 (Manteo, NC) is somewhat conservative.
Dare County, NC is moderately conservative. In Dare County, NC 41.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dare county remained very strongly Republican, 57.5% to 41.0%.
Dare county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 27954 (Manteo, NC) is somewhat conservative.
Manteo, North Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Dare County, North Carolina is moderately conservative.
Kill Devil Hills Metro Area is moderately 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.
Manteo, 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 27954 (Manteo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 229 contributions totaling $60,030 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $262 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 96 contributions totaling $28,485 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $297 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)