27840 leans slightly Democratic by roughly 10 points: about 55% of voters vote Democratic and 45% Republican.
About 79% of adults in 27840 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 27840, ~43% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 27840 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 27840 leans more Democratic than 6 of 10 neighbors.
27840 runs about 13 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while 27840 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why 27840 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 27840, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 53% of residents in 27840 are Black or African American, about 35 points above the North Carolina average of 18%. 27840 runs against the grain of North Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 27840, NC sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 27840 looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and 27840 sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. 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.