Carthage leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Carthage typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Carthage, ~26% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Carthage compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Carthage leans more Republican than 33 of 55 neighbors.
Carthage runs about 35 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Carthage. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+46) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+19), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Carthage 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 Carthage, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Carthage votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 22%, modestly below the North Carolina average of 27%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Carthage, NC sits above the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Carthage looks the way it does
Turnout in Carthage 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
- Whispering Pines, NC R+26
- Eastwood, NC R+35
- Lakeview, NC R+43
- West End, NC R+32
- Taylortown, NC D+21
- Pinehurst, NC R+18
- Southern Pines, NC D+5
- Parkwood, NC R+58
- Vass, NC R+37
- Lobelia, NC R+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- Grinnell, IA Even
- Elizabeth, PA R+27
- Bloomingdale, TN R+57
- Beverly Hills, MI D+25
- Nuevo, CA R+22
- Albion, NY R+17
- Peru, IL R+10
- Jacinto City, TX D+8
- Colts Neck, NJ R+32
- Fulton, MS R+66
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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.