Winston-Salem, NC is located in the 27105 zip code and is part of the larger Forsyth County. The city has a diverse population with a history of progressive politics. In recent years, the city has seen a number of local political candidates running for office. These individuals come from all parts of the political spectrum and represent a wide range of perspectives on issues such as education, housing, and public safety. As the community continues to grow and develop, residents of Winston-Salem can look forward to a vibrant political climate that will shape the future of their city.
The political climate in Zip 27105 (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 27105 (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 27105 (Winston-Salem)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 539 contributions totaling $29,675 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $6,262 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)