The Raleigh, NC Metro Area is a thriving region of North Carolina. It is home to many diverse communities and businesses, with politics playing an important role in the area's growth and development. The city is served by several state representatives who are elected to represent their constituents in the North Carolina General Assembly. Additionally, the metro area has its own mayor and local government body that are responsible for governing the city and making decisions on behalf of its citizens. Local political issues range from healthcare access to improving transportation infrastructure, and residents have access to both national and local representatives to ensure their interests are heard by those in charge of decision-making. In addition to these politicians, there are also several special interest groups that lobby for different causes within the community. Politically, Raleigh remains a vibrant and engaging place where all voices can be heard and considered during important decisions about this growing metropolitan area.
The political climate in Raleigh-Cary Metro Area is moderately liberal.
In Raleigh-Cary Metro Area 57.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Raleigh metro area remained very strongly Democratic, 57.4% to 40.7%.
The Raleigh metro area voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Raleigh-Cary, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Raleigh-Cary Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 67,215 contributions totaling $10,171,021 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13,514 contributions totaling $6,879,228 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $509 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)