Knightdale, NC is a vibrant and growing small town located in Wake County. Politically, the town is predominantly conservative, having voted for Republican candidates in recent elections. Local political issues are largely focused on public safety and infrastructure development, as well as supporting local businesses. Like many other communities in the area, Knightdale prides itself on its sense of community and its commitment to protecting the quality of life of its citizens. The Town Council meets regularly to discuss current matters that affect the citizens of Knightdale and works to create policies that will work towards the betterment of all members of the community.
The political climate in Knightdale, NC is somewhat 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
Knightdale, NC is somewhat 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.
Knightdale, 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 Knightdale, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,741 contributions totaling $348,980 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 480 contributions totaling $80,660 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)