Catherine Lake is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Catherine Lake typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Catherine Lake, ~14% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Catherine Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Catherine Lake leans more Republican than 43 of 50 neighbors.
Catherine Lake runs about 55 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Catherine Lake. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+70) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+39), a spread of about 31 points.
Why Catherine Lake 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 Catherine Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 8% of adults in Catherine Lake hold a bachelor's degree, about 19 points below the North Carolina average of 27%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Catherine Lake are family households, above 85% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Catherine Lake, NC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Catherine Lake looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Catherine Lake 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.
Nearby Cities
- Richlands, NC R+46
- Gum Branch, NC R+44
- Half Moon, NC R+28
- Ervintown, NC R+47
- Francktown, NC R+42
- Padgett, NC R+49
- Cedar Fork, NC R+65
- Chinquapin, NC R+51
- Maready, NC R+61
- Jacksonville, NC R+11
Cities with Similar Populations
- Chatom, AL R+64
- Nashua, IA R+44
- Wright, WY R+76
- Bear Creek, AK R+15
- Nunnelly, TN R+68
- Mayer, AZ R+43
- Upton, KY R+65
- Jacobus, PA R+20
- Gumbranch, GA R+18
- Chaptico, MD R+41
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.