Holly Springs, NC is a small town located in Wake County. It is known for its vibrant community and its commitment to providing residents with an excellent quality of life. Despite its relatively small population, the politics in Holly Springs are an important part of the town’s character. The town is served by two local political representatives: Mayor Tom Bergman and Councilmember Juanita Foster. They both strive to keep their constituents informed about the issues that matter most to the area's citizens including education, public safety, affordable housing and economic development. Although they may have different views on how best to address these problems, they agree that working together is key to creating a thriving community for all residents. Through their dedication to serving the town's best interests, Mayor Bergman and Councilmember Foster have become respected figures in Holly Springs' political landscape.
The political climate in Holly Springs, 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
Holly Springs, 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.
Holly Springs, 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 Holly Springs, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,155 contributions totaling $647,981 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,553 contributions totaling $802,496 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $517 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)