27455 leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% Republican.
About 90% of adults in 27455 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 27455, ~53% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 27455 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 27455 leans more Democratic than 10 of 19 neighbors.
27455 runs about 22 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while 27455 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 27455. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+48) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+17), a spread of about 65 points.
Why 27455 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 27455, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 55% of adults in 27455 hold a bachelor's degree, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting, and non-Hispanic white share in 27455 is about 65%, below 73% of zip codes. 27455 runs against the grain of North Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 27455, NC sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 27455 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 27455 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in 27455 have completed high school, above 91% 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.