Kernersville, NC is a vibrant community located in Forsyth County. The town of 27284 Kernersville has a rich history of local politics and government involvement. Citizens are actively engaged in their local political matters, with residents staying informed and engaging in civic duty activities such as voting in elections and attending town hall meetings. The town has a mayor and six-member Board of Aldermen who serve as the governing body for the municipality. They set policy direction for the town, provide oversight to ensure policies are followed, and enact legislation that serves the common good. Additionally, local officials advocate for state and federal funding to help improve local infrastructure and programs which benefit all residents of Kernersville. All citizens have an equal opportunity to get involved in the political process by attending open meetings or becoming part of a committee or other organization that supports their beliefs or values. It is important for everyone living in 27284 Kernersville to feel empowered and be active participants in shaping their own future through their local government.
The political climate in Zip 27284 (Kernersville, NC) is leaning liberal.
Forsyth County, NC is somewhat liberal. In Forsyth County, NC 56.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Forsyth county remained strongly Democratic, 56.2% to 42.3%.
Forsyth county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 27284 (Kernersville, NC) is leaning liberal.
Kernersville, North Carolina is leaning liberal.
Forsyth County, North Carolina is somewhat liberal.
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.
Kernersville, 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 27284 (Kernersville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 761 contributions totaling $41,087 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 349 contributions totaling $89,250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $256 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)