The politics in 27591 Wendell, NC are strongly influenced by local and state government policies. The main political party in the area is the Republican Party, which has a majority in both the state and local legislature. There are also smaller parties such as the Libertarian Party, Green Party, and Constitution Party which have some representation locally. All of these parties strive to ensure that their constituents receive quality representation and services from their elected officials. At a local level, the town of Wendell holds regular elections for mayor and council members who serve four-year terms. These elected officials work together to create city ordinances that benefit the citizens of Wendell while adhering to state laws. In addition, they collaborate with other local government entities such as police departments, schools boards, emergency services, and more to ensure effective and efficient service delivery for all residents.
The political climate in Zip 27591 (Wendell, NC) is somewhat 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 27591 (Wendell, NC) is somewhat liberal.
Wendell, North Carolina is somewhat 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.
Wendell, 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 27591 (Wendell)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 281 contributions totaling $14,281 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 116 contributions totaling $18,203 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)