Carolina Shores leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 94% of adults in Carolina Shores typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Carolina Shores, ~31% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Carolina Shores compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Carolina Shores leans more Republican than 14 of 41 neighbors.
Carolina Shores runs about 31 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Why Carolina Shores 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 Carolina Shores, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Carolina Shores votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 70%, far above the North Carolina average of 27%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Carolina Shores, NC sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Carolina Shores looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Carolina Shores 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Carolina Shores own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Carolina Shores have completed high school, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Calabash, NC R+32
- Sunset Beach, NC R+37
- Little River, SC R+34
- Ocean Isle Beach, NC R+36
- Longwood, NC R+27
- Grissettown, NC R+40
- Ash, NC R+38
- Reeves, NC R+53
- Longs, SC R+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- Prague, OK R+64
- Hebron, MD R+23
- Springfield, LA R+67
- Surgoinsville, TN R+71
- Kettle Falls, WA R+39
- Ohatchee, AL R+79
- Brookridge, FL R+28
- Lake Isabella, CA R+38
- West Wareham, MA R+9
- Grafton, ND R+38
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.