Mount Airy, NC is a small town located in Surry County, with a population of just over 10,000 people. It is part of the 5th Congressional district and is represented by Virginia Foxx in the US House of Representatives. At the state level, Mount Airy lies within Senate District 31 and House District 93; it is currently represented by Senators Todd Johnson and Deanna Ballard, and Representative Jimmy Capps. The town also has multiple local government representatives which are elected on an annual basis. These representatives work together to ensure the safety and well-being of their constituents. Most recently, Mayor Shirley Brinkley was re-elected in 2019 to serve another term as mayor. On the city council side, there are seven members who meet regularly to discuss issues that affect the citizens of Mount Airy. Furthermore, there are a number of boards and commissions that provide input on important decisions related to water resources, economic development, public safety, among other areas. All these elected officials collaborate with each other to make sure the needs of their constituents are met.
The political climate in Zip 27030 (Mount Airy, NC) is strongly conservative.
Surry County, NC is very conservative. In Surry County, NC 23.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Surry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.2% to 23.8%.
Surry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 27030 (Mount Airy, NC) is strongly conservative.
Mount Airy, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
Surry County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Mount Airy Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Mount Airy, 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 27030 (Mount Airy)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 409 contributions totaling $25,156 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 466 contributions totaling $149,559 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $321 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)