27310 leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 90% of adults in 27310 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 27310, ~37% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 27310 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 27310 leans more Republican than 20 of 27 neighbors.
27310 runs about 16 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 27310. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+24) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+13), a spread of about 12 points.
Why 27310 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 27310, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 86% of households in 27310 are family households, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; 27310, NC sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 27310 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 27310 is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in 27310 own their home, compared to around 73% in nearby zip codes. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in 27310 have completed high school, above 93% of zip codes. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from North Carolina State Board of Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.