Raleigh, NC is the capital city of North Carolina and as such is home to a variety of political issues and debates. The area code 27613 encompasses much of downtown Raleigh and the surrounding area. In this region, many state-level politicians come from Wake County and nearby counties to represent the people in this county. These politicians are active in the local communities, working with organizations to address issues such as health care reform, education reform, economic development, transportation funding, environmental protection, tax reform and public safety initiatives. The local political landscape is constantly changing as new leaders emerge from different sectors of society. Residents in 27613 Raleigh can stay informed about their local government by attending community meetings or following the news through newspapers, radio stations and online resources.
The political climate in Zip 27613 (Raleigh, NC) is moderately 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 27613 (Raleigh, NC) is moderately liberal.
Raleigh, North Carolina is moderately 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.
Raleigh, 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 27613 (Raleigh)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,126 contributions totaling $274,804 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 633 contributions totaling $239,175 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $378 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)