Fuquay-Varina, NC is a vibrant community with a strong sense of political engagement. The town is part of the Wake County district in North Carolina, and most local politics are handled at the county level. Residents participate in county elections to elect leaders for the various boards and committees within the county, such as the Board of Education, Board of Commissioners, and more. There are also local representatives who work closely with residents to ensure their voices are heard on important issues that affect Fuquay-Varina. In addition to traditional politics, many members of the community also volunteer their time to support causes they care about. From helping out at local food pantries to organizing community cleanups, Fuquay-Varina residents take pride in giving back and making their town a better place for all.
The political climate in Fuquay-Varina, NC is leaning liberal.
Wake County, NC is strongly liberal. In Wake County, NC 62.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 35.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wake county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.3% to 35.8%.
Wake county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fuquay-Varina, NC is leaning liberal.
Wake County, North Carolina is strongly liberal.
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.
Fuquay-Varina, 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 Fuquay-Varina, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,806 contributions totaling $1,202,177 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,204 contributions totaling $784,799 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $356 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)