The politics in Clemmons, NC are based on the same principles as the rest of the United States; that is, it is a two-party system. The most active political parties in Clemmons are the Republican and Democratic parties. In recent years, both parties have put forward local political candidates for various offices such as mayor, county commissioner, and state legislature representative. These candidates typically come from within the community and are focused on representing their constituents in order to move Clemmons forward. Issues important to the local area typically involve economic development, infrastructure improvements, crime reduction initiatives, public education reform, and environmental protection. It is important for residents to stay informed about these issues so that they can make informed decisions when it comes time to cast their vote for local political candidates.
The political climate in Clemmons, NC is leaning 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
Clemmons, NC is leaning 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.
Clemmons, 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 Clemmons, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,518 contributions totaling $471,914 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,514 contributions totaling $814,244 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $538 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)