Abbottsburg leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Abbottsburg typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Abbottsburg, ~21% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Abbottsburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Abbottsburg leans more Republican than 40 of 50 neighbors.
Abbottsburg runs about 38 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Abbottsburg. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+59) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+18), a spread of about 41 points.
Why Abbottsburg leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Abbottsburg, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Abbottsburg hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the North Carolina average of 27%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Abbottsburg, NC sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Abbottsburg looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Abbottsburg have completed high school, about 7 points above the North Carolina average of 88%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bladenboro, NC R+37
- Richardson, NC R+48
- Clarkton, NC R+4
- Wootens Crossroads, NC R+23
- Butters, NC R+58
- Dublin, NC R+38
- Elizabethtown, NC R+2
- Evergreen, NC R+41
- Boardman, NC R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rose, NY R+41
- Dessa, MO R+70
- Mars Hill, MS R+67
- Filer City, MI R+16
- Still River, MA D+34
- Paris, IA R+64
- Goose Hollow, NC Even
- Valdez, NM D+54
- Badoura, MN R+33
- Hanley Falls, MN R+59
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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.