27527 leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 98% of adults in 27527 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 27527, ~44% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~2% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 27527 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 27527 leans more Republican than 4 of 12 neighbors.
27527 runs about 6 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 27527. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+10) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+24), a spread of about 34 points.
Why 27527 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 27527, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in 27527 are family households, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; 27527, NC sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 27527 looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in 27527 have completed high school, about 8 points above the North Carolina average of 88%. 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.