The politics in 27262 High Point, NC are largely focused on issues that effect the local community. These include everything from housing and transportation to education and healthcare. The city council meets regularly to discuss legislation that will affect the people of High Point. They also hold public meetings for citizens to voice their opinions on upcoming laws and regulations. Local political candidates frequently run for office, offering their own perspective on how to best serve the people of High Point. Each candidate brings a unique set of ideas and qualifications to the table, giving residents an opportunity to truly choose which candidate they believe can best lead the city forward. As such, it is important for citizens to get involved in their local politics by participating in debates, attending rallies, and voting in elections.
The political climate in Zip 27262 (High Point, NC) is moderately liberal.
Guilford County, NC is moderately liberal. In Guilford County, NC 60.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Guilford county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.8% to 37.7%.
Guilford county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 27262 (High Point, NC) is moderately liberal.
High Point, North Carolina is moderately liberal.
Guilford County, North Carolina is moderately liberal.
Greensboro-High Point Metro Area is leaning 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.
High Point, North Carolina: r 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 27262 (High Point)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 467 contributions totaling $36,725 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 332 contributions totaling $301,571 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $908 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)