Forsyth County, North Carolina is a vibrant county located in the central part of the state. Politically, it is known as a predominantly conservative area with several key issues that local politicians are passionate about. These include education, economic development, crime reduction and public safety. The current Republican majority in Forsyth County leads to many of these issues being addressed through legislation and initiatives proposed by the GOP representatives. Local elections typically see Republican candidates running for office due to their alignment with popular sentiments in the county. In addition to state-level politicians, there are also many non-partisan organizations and committees that work within Forsyth County to promote democracy and civic engagement among its citizens.
The political climate in Forsyth County, NC is somewhat liberal.
In Forsyth County, NC 56.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Forsyth county remained strongly Democratic, 56.2% to 42.3%.
Forsyth county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Forsyth County, NC is somewhat liberal.
Winston-Salem Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Forsyth, 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 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 Forsyth County, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15,093 contributions totaling $1,610,552 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,799 contributions totaling $2,760,848 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $575 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)