Zebulon, NC is a small town located in Wake County with a population of 5,100. It is part of the Greater Raleigh area and is home to many local businesses, parks, and organizations. The town is led by an elected Mayor and six person Town Council that consists of four residents from Zebulon and two from Wendell. Elections for mayor and town council occur every two years in November.
The most recent election in Zebulon was held in 2019 when incumbent Mayor Robert Matheny was re-elected, along with incumbent council members Jim Burch and Gail Boykin, as well as newcomers John Lee III and Monica White. All five candidates ran unopposed for their respective positions. These five officials are currently serving on the town council to help better the community through various projects such as new zoning ordinances or expanding recreational opportunities for residents.
The political climate in Zip 27597 (Zebulon, 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 27597 (Zebulon, NC) is somewhat liberal.
Zebulon, 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.
Zebulon, 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 27597 (Zebulon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 145 contributions totaling $14,246 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 140 contributions totaling $22,146 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)