27814 leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 84% of adults in 27814 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 27814, ~29% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 27814 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 27814 leans more Republican than 3 of 8 neighbors.
27814 runs about 27 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 27814. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+41) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+26), a spread of about 15 points.
Why 27814 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 27814, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in 27814 live in densely developed areas, about 22 points below the North Carolina average of 27%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 74% of households in 27814 are family households, above 77% of zip codes.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 27814, NC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in 27814 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 27814 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. 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.