Brunswick leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Brunswick typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Brunswick, ~26% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Brunswick compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Brunswick leans more Republican than 15 of 61 neighbors.
Brunswick runs about 14 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Brunswick. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+65) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+7), a spread of about 58 points.
Why Brunswick 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 Brunswick, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 94% of residents in Brunswick drive to work alone, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Brunswick sits in the bottom quarter (about 6%, below 98% of cities).
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Brunswick, NC sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Brunswick looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Brunswick is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 47%, about 14 points below the North Carolina average of 61%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 34% of households in Brunswick rent, above 89% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in Brunswick report food insecurity, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Whiteville, NC R+23
- Honey Hill, NC R+23
- Jonesboro Crossing, NC R+29
- Hallsboro, NC R+33
- Wards, NC R+43
- Williamson Crossroads, NC R+31
- Chadbourn, NC R+25
- Clarendon, NC R+66
- Mollie, NC R+72
- Grist, NC D+22
Cities with Similar Populations
- Jenkins, TX R+58
- Barberville, FL R+63
- Holts Corner, TN R+66
- Fairview, AL R+78
- Dalton, NY R+52
- Lake Bosworth, WA R+20
- Parkin, AR D+5
- Kinsale, VA D+9
- Cheshire, OH R+61
- Friendsville, PA R+51
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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.