Barco leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Barco typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Barco, ~20% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Barco compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Barco leans more Republican than 9 of 31 neighbors.
Barco runs about 32 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Why Barco 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 Barco, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Barco are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Barco drive to work alone, above 83% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Barco, NC sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Barco looks the way it does
Turnout in Barco sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Shawboro, NC R+50
- Aydlett, NC R+51
- Currituck, NC R+57
- Riddle, NC R+50
- Sligo, NC R+51
- Corolla, NC R+24
- Poplar Branch, NC R+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yorkshire, NY R+37
- Duck, NC Even
- Balsam Grove, NC R+59
- Whitestone, GA R+63
- West Hatfield, MA D+34
- Bankston, AL R+86
- Mingo, NC R+45
- Lake Annette, MO R+53
- Mooar, IA R+41
- South Lima, NY R+17
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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.