Forest Oaks, NC is a small town located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It has a strong sense of community and is proud of its rural roots. The politics in Forest Oaks are largely represented by conservative values, with many residents committed to protecting the quaint and traditional atmosphere of their beloved town. Locally, there is an emphasis on preserving the environment, supporting local businesses, and advocating for fiscal responsibility. Political candidates running for office in Forest Oaks focus on issues that will benefit the community as a whole, with many residents taking part in local campaigns to ensure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Forest Oaks, NC is leaning liberal.
Guilford County, NC is moderately liberal. In Guilford County, NC 60.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Guilford county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.8% to 37.7%.
Guilford county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Forest Oaks, NC is leaning liberal.
Guilford County, North Carolina is moderately liberal.
Greensboro-High Point Metro Area is leaning 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.
Forest Oaks, North Carolina: r d 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 Forest Oaks, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,308 contributions totaling $105,378 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 540 contributions totaling $133,748 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $248 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)