Winston-Salem, NC 27127 is home to many local political candidates who are running for office in the upcoming elections. The city boasts a diverse range of neighborhoods and residents from all backgrounds. It is currently represented by state legislature members from both the Democratic and Republican parties. There are several schools, businesses, and community organizations that provide support for different candidates. As the election season progresses, Winston-Salem's citizens will undoubtedly be presented with an array of options when it comes to selecting their preferred candidate. All in all, the politics of Winston-Salem offer a unique atmosphere for those interested in local politics and engaging in meaningful discourse about the issues facing the community.
The political climate in Zip 27127 (Winston-Salem, NC) is somewhat liberal.
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
Zip 27127 (Winston-Salem, NC) is somewhat liberal.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina is somewhat liberal.
Forsyth County, North Carolina 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.
Winston-Salem, 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 zip 27127 (Winston-Salem)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,310 contributions totaling $71,863 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 166 contributions totaling $25,321 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)