Raleigh, North Carolina is the capital city of the state located in Wake County. It has a long history of government involvement, dating back to before the Revolutionary War. The people of Raleigh have always been strongly involved in their local politics and take part in determining who their leaders will be. The politics in 27603 Raleigh, NC are dominated by those representing the Democratic party as it has traditionally been a strong base for the party throughout its tenure. There are several local political offices that require candidates from both parties to run for election, including Mayor, City Council Member, and School Board Member. Citizens of Raleigh can get more information about their local political candidates through various websites and news outlets, including the City of Raleigh website which provides detailed information about each candidate.
The political climate in Zip 27603 (Raleigh, NC) is moderately liberal.
Wake County, NC is strongly liberal. In Wake County, NC 62.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 35.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wake county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.3% to 35.8%.
Wake county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 27603 (Raleigh, NC) is moderately liberal.
Raleigh, North Carolina is moderately liberal.
Wake County, North Carolina is strongly liberal.
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.
Raleigh, North Carolina: r r 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 27603 (Raleigh)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,217 contributions totaling $270,403 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 201 contributions totaling $48,099 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $239 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)