The small town of Rougemont, NC, located in the 27572 zip code, is home to a close-knit community of just over 500 people. It is not a heavily populated area and does not have any major political figures or candidates representing its population. Despite this, local politics are still very important to the citizens of Rougemont. The town's council meets regularly to discuss issues that affect the people in their community, from zoning laws and road maintenance to public safety and youth programs. Additionally, local elections are held every two years to decide who will represent this small town on the Durham County Board of Commissioners. These decisions ensure that the people's voices are heard by those in power and allow them to have a say in what happens in their own backyard. In summary, while there might not be many well-known politicos living in Rougemont, the local politics still play an important role in keeping this small town running smoothly.
The political climate in Zip 27572 (Rougemont, NC) is moderately liberal.
Durham County, NC is very liberal. In Durham County, NC 80.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 18.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Durham county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 80.4% to 18.0%.
Durham county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 27572 (Rougemont, NC) is moderately liberal.
Rougemont, North Carolina is moderately liberal.
Durham County, North Carolina is very liberal.
Durham-Chapel Hill Metro Area is very 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.
Rougemont, North Carolina: D 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 27572 (Rougemont)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 246 contributions totaling $14,169 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 70 contributions totaling $12,749 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)