Boardman leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Boardman typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Boardman, ~21% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Boardman compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Boardman leans more Republican than 35 of 58 neighbors.
Boardman runs about 28 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Boardman. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+44) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+30), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Boardman 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 Boardman, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 94% of residents in Boardman drive to work alone, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Boardman sits in the bottom quarter (about 3%, in the bottom fraction of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 96% of households in Boardman are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Boardman, 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 Boardman looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Boardman is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in Boardman report food insecurity, above 84% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 82% of adults in Boardman have completed high school, below 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
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- Hestertown, NC R+29
- Hinson Crossroads, NC R+40
- Grist, NC D+22
- Butters, NC R+58
- Cerro Gordo, NC R+50
- Williamson Crossroads, NC R+31
- Cherry Grove, NC R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Crab Orchard, NE R+56
- Crewstown, TN R+73
- Sharp, LA R+68
- Shaw, KS R+61
- Glencoe, NM R+42
- Good Hope, AR R+29
- Roy, NM R+36
- Richfield, CO R+31
- Rea, MO R+62
- Potsdam, MN R+31
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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.