Apex, North Carolina is a vibrant city with a strong political presence. The city is part of Wake County, which is known for being a key battleground in the state's elections. Apex's local politics are largely aligned with the Democratic Party and its members have had strong success at the polls. Local leaders strive to create an inclusive environment for citizens and ensure that all voices are heard. This commitment to inclusion has helped bring about positive change in the community as it works to continue to grow and thrive. Important issues like infrastructure, education, public safety, and economic development are prioritized by local officials who strive to keep Apex one of the top cities in the state for quality of life.
The political climate in Apex, NC is leaning liberal.
Wake County, NC is strongly liberal. In Wake County, NC 62.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 35.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wake county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.3% to 35.8%.
Wake county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Apex, NC is leaning liberal.
Wake County, North Carolina is strongly liberal.
Raleigh-Cary Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Apex, North Carolina: r r D D D 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 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 Apex, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17,599 contributions totaling $3,118,858 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,036 contributions totaling $2,345,013 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $581 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)