27865 is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 80% of adults in 27865 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 27865, ~18% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 27865 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 27865 is the most Republican-leaning.
27865 runs about 53 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 27865. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+63) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+46), a spread of about 17 points.
Why 27865 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 27865, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in 27865 hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the North Carolina average of 27%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in 27865 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; 27865, NC sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 27865 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 27865 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 65%, about 5 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.