The politics in 27540 Holly Springs, NC are typically representative of the larger regional politics due to its close proximity to the state capital. The town is part of Wake County, which largely follows a two-party system with Democratic and Republican parties. Politically, the county is largely viewed as leaning slightly towards the Democratic Party. Local elections are held regularly and usually involve candidates running from both major parties and any third-party candidates who have registered to run in the election. Candidates running for office will typically discuss issues that are important to their constituents such as education, infrastructure, public safety, economic development, and environmental protection. Ultimately, it is up to the citizens of 27540 Holly Springs, NC to decide who they believe will best represent their interests and address their concerns in local government.
The political climate in Zip 27540 (Holly Springs, 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
Zip 27540 (Holly Springs, NC) is somewhat liberal.
Holly Springs, North Carolina 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.
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 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 27540 (Holly Springs)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 577 contributions totaling $210,307 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $364 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 194 contributions totaling $56,565 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $292 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)