Camden County leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Camden County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Camden County, ~22% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Camden County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Camden County leans more Republican than 17 of 18 neighbors.
Camden County runs about 45 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Why Camden County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Camden County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Camden County are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Camden County sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 95% of counties).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Camden County, NC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Camden County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Camden County is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 65%, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 83% of households in Camden County own their home, above 89% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Pasquotank County, NC Even
- Currituck County, NC R+49
- Perquimans County, NC R+34
- Chesapeake City, VA D+9
- Gates County, NC R+29
- Chowan County, NC R+12
- Virginia Beach City, VA D+9
- Tyrrell County, NC R+12
- Portsmouth City, VA D+41
- Suffolk City, VA D+20
Counties with Similar Populations
- Ralls County, MO R+62
- Bullock County, AL D+41
- Franklin County, TX R+62
- Montgomery County, IA R+41
- Coosa County, AL R+26
- Lowndes County, AL D+35
- Metcalfe County, KY R+65
- Noxubee County, MS D+49
- Roberts County, SD R+19
- Nemaha County, KS R+64
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.