The Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area is an important political center in the state of North Carolina. Known for its progressive values and deep commitment to public participation, the city has been home to a number of influential political campaigns. The presence of nearby Wake Forest University and Winston Salem State University also adds to the area's strong community spirit. In recent years, local politics has become increasingly diverse with new candidates emerging from across the spectrum. From progressive Democrats to conservative Republicans, regardless of party affiliation or ideology, all are welcome to participate in shaping their shared future. This area remains a non-partisan zone where different visions and goals can be explored without judgment or prejudice. As such, it remains a vibrant place for people of all backgrounds to come together and discuss how they can create positive change in their community.
The political climate in Winston-Salem Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
In Winston-Salem Metro Area 42.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Winston-Salem metro area remained strongly Republican, 56.3% to 42.2%.
The Winston-Salem metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Winston-Salem Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina: R R R R R R
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 Winston-Salem Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18,541 contributions totaling $1,855,860 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6,492 contributions totaling $3,455,614 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $532 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)