Cherry Point, NC Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Cherry Point

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Cherry Point leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.

 

About 53% of adults in Cherry Point typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cherry Point, ~21% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Cherry Point compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Cherry Point leans more Republican than 6 of 59 neighbors.

Cherry Point runs about 16 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.

Why Cherry Point 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 Point, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Cherry Point votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 34%, modestly above the North Carolina average of 27%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in Cherry Point are family households, above 94% of cities.

Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout

Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Cherry Point, NC does.

Why turnout in Cherry Point looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Cherry Point is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 90% of households in Cherry Point rent, compared to around 20% in nearby cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Cherry Point have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.