The 27542 zip code of Kenly, North Carolina is a small community that is heavily concentrated with rural farms and agricultural businesses. As such, the politics in this area tend to reflect the values of its residents—which are centered around supporting local businesses, protecting the environment, and advocating for better educational opportunities. The local government consists of a mayor and four council members who are elected every two years. The mayor and council work together to create policies that support these values and ensure the well-being of all citizens in the area. There are also several local political action committees that work hard to bring positive change on issues such as economic development, healthcare access, and environmental protection. All of these organizations strive to make sure that Kenly remains a great place for people to live, work, and play.
The political climate in Zip 27542 (Kenly, NC) is strongly conservative.
Johnston County, NC is strongly conservative. In Johnston County, NC 37.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Johnston county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.4% to 37.0%.
Johnston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 27542 (Kenly, NC) is strongly conservative.
Kenly, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
Johnston County, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
Raleigh-Cary Metro Area is moderately 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.
Kenly, 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 27542 (Kenly)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 27 contributions totaling $12,597 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $467 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $10,003 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $323 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)