The politics in 27282 High Point, NC are quite diverse. There is a mix of Democratic and Republican voters in the area, allowing for plenty of political debate and discussion. Every two years, local elections are held to determine representatives for the area in both the North Carolina House of Representatives and the North Carolina Senate. Candidates from both parties run for these positions. Local issues such as public safety, transportation, and education are often part of the political debate in 27282 High Point. In addition to these state representatives, residents of 27282 High Point can also elect members to their county commission board, which is responsible for managing resources within their county. Residents also vote on state-wide referendums during elections that can drastically reshape how laws are made and implemented in North Carolina. All together, politics in 27282 High Point is a vibrant part of daily life that affects many aspects of life in the area.
The political climate in Zip 27282 (High Point, NC) is somewhat 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 27282 (High Point, NC) is somewhat liberal.
High Point, North Carolina is somewhat 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 27282 (High Point)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 491 contributions totaling $43,466 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 183 contributions totaling $63,132 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $345 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)