27817 leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 77% of adults in 27817 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 27817, ~25% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 27817 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 27817 is the most Republican-leaning.
27817 runs about 33 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 27817. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+55) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+31), a spread of about 24 points.
Why 27817 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 27817, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in 27817 drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in 27817 are family households, above 87% of zip codes.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 27817, 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 27817 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 27817 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 62%. 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.