Raleigh, NC is the second most populous city in North Carolina and is home to 27615 residents. Politically, it is a large, diverse city that is split between Wake County and Wake Forest County. In recent years, Raleigh has seen an increase in civic engagement with citizens getting involved in local politics. The majority of political candidates are Democrats but there are also Republicans and people who are unaffiliated with either party running for office. Some of the top politicians representing the area include Senator Richard Burr, Representative David Price, and Councilman Corey Branch. All of these individuals have made great strides in the fight for social justice and economic progress in the city of Raleigh. It is important for all residents to stay informed on local issues and elections so they can make sure their voices are heard by their elected officials.
The political climate in Zip 27615 (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 27615 (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 27615 (Raleigh)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,354 contributions totaling $496,841 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,181 contributions totaling $402,413 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $341 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)