Connelly Springs is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Connelly Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Connelly Springs, ~15% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Connelly Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Connelly Springs leans more Republican than 30 of 54 neighbors.
Connelly Springs runs about 52 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Connelly Springs. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+64) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+33), a spread of about 32 points.
Why Connelly Springs 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 Connelly Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Connelly Springs votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 26%, about 10 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Developed land and Democratic lean
Places with a heavily developed built environment tend to lean Democratic; Connelly Springs, NC sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Connelly Springs looks the way it does
Turnout in Connelly Springs 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
- Connellys Springs, NC R+59
- Valdese, NC R+43
- Hildebran, NC R+53
- Rhodhiss, NC R+50
- Drexel, NC R+38
- Rutherford College, NC R+49
- Sawmills, NC R+51
- Long View, NC R+17
- Granite Falls, NC R+53
- Hudson, NC R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Millville, DE R+7
- Lorida, FL R+60
- Newark, IL R+38
- Fairview, MT R+72
- Red House, WV R+60
- Augusta, AR R+18
- Uniontown, KY R+63
- Gallant, AL R+86
- Pine Grove, GA R+72
- Vaiden, MS D+3
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.