The small town of Star, NC (zip code 27356) is nestled in the heart of North Carolina. As such, it is an important part of the local political landscape. The town is governed by a board of five elected officials who serve as mayor, commissioner, treasurer, clerk and tax collector. These elected officials are responsible for making decisions that affect the community's wellbeing and prosperity. They are also tasked with ensuring that residents have access to quality services and resources. Each year, these elected officials review issues related to taxes, infrastructure improvements and public safety initiatives. In addition to local government decisions, the representatives from Star, NC also have a voice on state and national levels. Elected representatives from the area work together to represent their constituents at all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 27356 (Star, NC) is strongly conservative.
Montgomery County, NC is strongly conservative. In Montgomery County, NC 33.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.5% to 33.7%.
Montgomery county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 27356 (Star, NC) is strongly conservative.
Star, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
Montgomery County, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
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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.
Star, North Carolina: R R R R R R
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 27356 (Star)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 40 contributions totaling $1,485 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 84 contributions totaling $10,072 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)