Kernersville, NC is a small town located in the heart of North Carolina's Piedmont region. It has a rich history of being involved in local politics, with an emphasis on community engagement and growth. The town is currently run by a mayor and four-member board of commissioners who aid in making decisions on behalf of the residents. The majority of citizens are highly engaged in local government affairs, participating in town council meetings and supporting various local political causes. There are many different organizations and initiatives that are within the local political landscape, such as citizen advisory committees, special interest groups, and community action plans to help promote civic engagement and support progressive policy ideas. Kernersville prides itself on its commitment to responsible, reasonable government policies that benefit all citizens equitably.
The political climate in Kernersville, 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
Kernersville, 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.
Kernersville, 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 Kernersville, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,063 contributions totaling $201,099 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,582 contributions totaling $395,488 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)