The Greensboro-High Point Metro Area is an important political location in North Carolina. It is home to a number of state legislators and representatives who represent the region’s interests in the statehouse. There are also several local government offices where citizens can go to voice their concerns or get involved in various matters related to the community. From education initiatives, to local infrastructure projects, to environmental protection, there are many ways for people to become engaged with their government and effect change within the area. The Greensboro-High Point Metro Area has an active and vibrant political scene that enables citizens to have their voices heard and be part of the decision making process.
The political climate in Greensboro-High Point Metro Area is leaning liberal.
In Greensboro-High Point Metro Area 50.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Greensboro-High Point metro area flipped slightly Democratic, 50.3% to 48.4%.
The Greensboro-High Point metro area flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina: R R d r r 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Greensboro-High Point Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23,178 contributions totaling $3,394,231 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6,660 contributions totaling $4,124,984 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $619 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)