Alliance leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Alliance typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Alliance, ~18% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Alliance compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Alliance leans more Republican than 30 of 52 neighbors.
Alliance runs about 33 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Why Alliance 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 Alliance, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Alliance hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the North Carolina average of 27%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Alliance, NC sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Alliance looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Alliance is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 41% of households in Alliance rent, compared to around 17% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in Alliance report food insecurity, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bayboro, NC R+23
- Grantsboro, NC R+54
- Stonewall, NC R+39
- Reelsboro, NC R+58
- Merritt, NC R+29
- Olympia, NC R+61
- Kennel Beach, NC R+62
- Vandemere, NC D+11
- Arapahoe, NC R+34
- Royal, NC R+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tallassee, TN R+64
- Southville, KY R+54
- Liberty Mills, IN R+62
- Conesville, OH R+61
- Norris, SC R+70
- South Strafford, VT D+19
- White Plains, VA R+16
- Beecher City, IL R+65
- Deerfield Estates, VA R+3
- Nora, WI D+6
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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.