27310 Oak Ridge, NC is a small town located in Guilford County. It is an important part of the local political landscape and a major source of civic engagement. Local residents are passionate about the issues that affect their community and take great pride in the democracy they live in. There are many ways to get involved in politics at the local level, from engaging with local candidates to attending town hall meetings and participating in political campaigns. Residents of 27310 Oak Ridge, NC also have access to a variety of resources through local news outlets that provide information on current events, as well as state and national issues. This enables them to stay informed and make informed decisions when it comes to voting on key issues.
The political climate in Zip 27310 (Oak Ridge, 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
Zip 27310 (Oak Ridge, NC) is leaning liberal.
Oak Ridge, North Carolina 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.
Oak Ridge, 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 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 27310 (Oak Ridge)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 677 contributions totaling $97,696 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 92 contributions totaling $35,094 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $381 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)