Coats Crossroads leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 88% of adults in Coats Crossroads typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Coats Crossroads, ~30% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Coats Crossroads compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Coats Crossroads leans more Republican than 22 of 44 neighbors.
Coats Crossroads runs about 28 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Coats Crossroads. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+50) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+21), a spread of about 29 points.
Why Coats Crossroads 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 Coats Crossroads, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Coats Crossroads votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 21%, modestly below the North Carolina average of 27%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Coats Crossroads, NC sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Coats Crossroads looks the way it does
Turnout in Coats Crossroads 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
- Hardee Cross Roads, NC R+42
- Smithfield, NC R+14
- Benson, NC R+38
- Four Oaks, NC R+39
- Clayton, NC R+8
- Willow Spring, NC R+24
- Wilsons Mills, NC R+9
- Garner, NC D+17
- Angier, NC R+29
Cities with Similar Populations
- Newton, TX R+32
- Babson Park, FL R+51
- Cayucos, CA D+14
- Whitehall, MT R+54
- Haynesville, LA Even
- Bristolville, OH R+50
- Crescent, PA R+13
- Clarksboro, NJ R+10
- Concord, MI R+35
- Waterville, MN R+33
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.