Cherry Grove is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Cherry Grove typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cherry Grove, ~15% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cherry Grove compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cherry Grove leans more Republican than 48 of 57 neighbors.
Cherry Grove runs about 49 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Why Cherry Grove 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 Cherry Grove, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 96% of residents in Cherry Grove drive to work alone, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Cherry Grove, NC sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Cherry Grove looks the way it does
Turnout in Cherry Grove 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
- Cerro Gordo, NC R+50
- Hinson Crossroads, NC R+40
- Fair Bluff, NC Even
- Grist, NC D+22
- Emerson, NC R+26
- Chadbourn, NC R+25
- Wards, NC R+43
- Williamson Crossroads, NC R+31
- Green Sea, SC R+55
- Evergreen, NC R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rock Hill, LA R+71
- Newtonville, AL R+65
- La Pointe, WI D+47
- Livingston, SC R+27
- Cedar Grove, NM R+24
- Stuckey, GA R+23
- Curriers, NY R+52
- Scranton, NC R+42
- Cleavesville, MO R+65
- Everest, KS R+59
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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.