The politics of 27101 Winston-Salem, NC are largely shaped by the local election candidates who represent the city. The current Mayor is Allen Joines and there are several council members who each represent their own districts. The candidates for the elections are usually made up of a mix of incumbents and challengers from different political parties. All elections are open to all registered voters in the city, allowing them to cast their votes for whichever candidate they think will best represent their interests. There have been several initiatives put forth by local politicians over the past few years, such as increasing public transportation options, providing more affordable housing, and implementing better job training programs. These issues have been integral in shaping the political climate in 27101 Winston-Salem, NC.
The political climate in Zip 27101 (Winston-Salem, NC) is moderately liberal.
Forsyth County, NC is somewhat liberal. In Forsyth County, NC 56.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Forsyth county remained strongly Democratic, 56.2% to 42.3%.
Forsyth county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 27101 (Winston-Salem, NC) is moderately liberal.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina is moderately liberal.
Forsyth County, North Carolina is somewhat liberal.
Winston-Salem Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Winston-Salem, 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 27101 (Winston-Salem)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,313 contributions totaling $199,553 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 209 contributions totaling $228,540 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,093 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)