The town of Forest Hills, NC is a small community located in the heart of North Carolina. Despite its size, it has an active political presence. Local elections are held regularly to determine the governance of the town. The focus of local politics is often on issues such as taxation, infrastructure, and public services. Residents are encouraged to get involved by attending town hall meetings and participating in local initiatives. There are also numerous opportunities for citizens to learn more about their local government through events like candidate debates and discussion forums hosted by civic organizations. All these activities help create an atmosphere of civic engagement that reflects the values of Forest Hills’ citizens and helps ensure that their voices are heard when important decisions need to be made.
The political climate in Forest Hills, NC is leaning liberal.
Jackson County, NC is somewhat conservative. In Jackson County, NC 44.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained moderately Republican, 53.0% to 44.8%.
Jackson county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Forest Hills, NC is leaning liberal.
Jackson County, North Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Cullowhee 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.
Forest Hills, North Carolina: r r d 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Forest Hills, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 617 contributions totaling $20,433 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 49 contributions totaling $11,207 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $229 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)