27847 is a Democratic stronghold. About 77% of voters here vote Democratic and 23% Republican.
About 65% of adults in 27847 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 27847, ~50% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 27847 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 27847 leans more Democratic than 7 of 8 neighbors.
27847 runs about 56 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while 27847 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 27847. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+59) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+48), a spread of about 11 points.
Why 27847 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 27847, 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 79% of residents in 27847 are Black or African American, about 61 points above the North Carolina average of 18%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 38% of adults in 27847 have never been married, above 85% of zip codes. 27847 runs against the grain of North Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 27847, NC sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in 27847 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 27847 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 44%, about 16 points below the North Carolina average of 61%. 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.