Winston-Salem, NC is a vibrant city that is home to many political activities. The 27104 area of Winston-Salem is represented by several different local political candidates in various state and federal offices. These include representatives like Senator Richard Burr, Congressman David Price, and Governor Roy Cooper, as well as many other elected officials from smaller districts within Winston-Salem. All of these politicians are working hard to improve the community in this area and provide the citizens of Winston-Salem with better opportunities. Local elections are often very competitive, offering the opportunity for citizens to have their voices heard and help shape their own future in politics. Through engaging in civic participation such as voting or attending debates, citizens can help make sure that their interests are protected during times of transition.
The political climate in Zip 27104 (Winston-Salem, NC) is somewhat 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 27104 (Winston-Salem, NC) is somewhat liberal.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina is somewhat 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 27104 (Winston-Salem)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,117 contributions totaling $476,945 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,557 contributions totaling $904,838 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $581 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)