The politics in 27705 Durham, NC are vibrant and active. The city is part of North Carolina's 4th Congressional District, which is currently represented by Congressman David Price. At the local level, the city is served by a mayor and eight City Council Members who were all recently re-elected. Durham County also has its own Board of Commissioners with seven members. All elected officials are dedicated to improving the quality of life in Durham through initiatives that focus on safety, education, economic development, and environmental sustainability. There is a robust political discussion happening around these issues amongst citizens from all backgrounds and perspectives.
The political climate in Zip 27705 (Durham, NC) is strongly 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 27705 (Durham, NC) is strongly liberal.
Durham, North Carolina is strongly 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.
Durham, 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 27705 (Durham)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9,599 contributions totaling $1,901,019 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 562 contributions totaling $132,876 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $236 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)