Albertson leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 49% of adults in Albertson typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Albertson, ~15% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Albertson compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Albertson leans more Republican than 39 of 63 neighbors.
Albertson runs about 37 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Albertson. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+54) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+31), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Albertson 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 Albertson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Albertson hold a bachelor's degree, about 18 points below the North Carolina average of 27%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Albertson are family households, above 75% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Albertson, 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 Albertson looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Albertson 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 48%, about 13 points below the North Carolina average of 61%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in Albertson report food insecurity, above 96% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 62% of adults in Albertson have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Jenny Lind, NC R+18
- Kenansville, NC R+14
- Friendship, NC R+45
- Irvings Crossroads, NC R+59
- Jonestown, NC R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Teachey, NC R+3
- Glasgow, VA R+33
- St. George, MO D+10
- Keuka Park, NY R+4
- Sterling, OH R+57
- Monticello, UT R+62
- Monteagle, TN R+59
- Rose City, MI R+41
- Pineville, SC D+23
- New Fairview, TX R+68
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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.