Bayboro leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Bayboro typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bayboro, ~26% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bayboro compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bayboro leans more Republican than 14 of 53 neighbors.
Bayboro runs about 20 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bayboro. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+11) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+37), a spread of about 47 points.
Why Bayboro 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 Bayboro, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in Bayboro hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the North Carolina average of 27%.
Housing overcrowding and voter turnout
Places with low overcrowding tend to turn out at a higher rate; Bayboro, NC sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Bayboro looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Bayboro is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Stonewall, NC R+39
- Alliance, NC R+37
- Merritt, NC R+29
- Vandemere, NC D+11
- Grantsboro, NC R+54
- Mesic, NC R+38
- Royal, NC R+23
- Oriental, NC R+27
- Pamlico, NC R+17
- Whortonsville, NC R+16
Cities with Similar Populations
- Magnolia, KY R+67
- Grissom, NC R+27
- Monponsett, MA R+8
- Levant, ME R+30
- White Plains, KY R+65
- Ellington, MO R+66
- Colorado City, CO R+38
- Port Barrington, IL R+6
- Morningside, MD D+76
- Sunfield, MI R+41
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.