Capelsie leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Capelsie typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Capelsie, ~28% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Capelsie compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Capelsie leans more Republican than 15 of 53 neighbors.
Capelsie runs about 24 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Capelsie. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+41) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+21), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Capelsie 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 Capelsie, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Capelsie drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Capelsie, NC sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Capelsie looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Capelsie 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.
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- Star, NC R+53
- Uwharrie, NC R+67
- Lovejoy, NC R+68
- Pekin, NC R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yuma, MI R+39
- Camp, AR R+65
- Lick Creek, IL R+53
- Almira, WA R+60
- North Westminster, VT D+20
- Enfield Center, NH Even
- East Duke, OK R+77
- Castine, OH R+69
- Brink, VA D+12
- Henry, NE R+76
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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.