Browns Summit leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Browns Summit typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Browns Summit, ~43% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Browns Summit compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Browns Summit leans more Democratic than 46 of 49 neighbors.
Browns Summit runs about 16 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Browns Summit is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Browns Summit. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+56) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+30), a spread of about 86 points.
Why Browns Summit 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 Browns Summit, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Browns Summit is about 45%, about 27 points below the U.S. average of 72%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Browns Summit sits in the top quarter (about 32%, above 78% of cities). Browns Summit runs against the grain of North Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Browns Summit, NC sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Browns Summit looks the way it does
Turnout in Browns Summit 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.
Nearby Cities
- McLeansville, NC D+9
- Osceola, NC R+40
- Monroeton, NC R+40
- Summerfield, NC R+21
- Greensboro, NC D+9
- Williamsburg, NC R+36
- Sedalia, NC R+3
- Reidsville, NC R+15
- Gibsonville, NC R+8
- Ossipee, NC R+40
Cities with Similar Populations
- Moberly, MO R+38
- Franklinton, NC R+10
- Ardmore, PA D+53
- Silsbee, TX R+55
- Vernon, NJ R+26
- Sharonville, OH R+4
- Federal Heights, CO D+18
- Buckhannon, WV R+47
- Leitchfield, KY R+57
- Bedford, MA D+41
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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.