Connellys Springs is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Connellys Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Connellys Springs, ~15% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Connellys Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Connellys Springs leans more Republican than 41 of 56 neighbors.
Connellys Springs runs about 56 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Connellys Springs. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+66) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+47), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Connellys 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 Connellys Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Connellys Springs drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Connellys Springs sits in the bottom quarter (about 11%, below 90% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Connellys Springs, NC sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Connellys Springs looks the way it does
Turnout in Connellys 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
- Connelly Springs, NC R+55
- Hildebran, NC R+53
- Valdese, NC R+43
- Rhodhiss, NC R+50
- Long View, NC R+17
- Cooksville, NC R+64
- Rutherford College, NC R+49
- Drexel, NC R+38
- Sawmills, NC R+51
- Brookford, NC R+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dublin, VA R+44
- Maurice, LA R+69
- West Athens, CA D+66
- Newtonville, MA D+63
- Alexandria, IN R+45
- Roxborough Park, CO R+13
- Waterloo, NY R+25
- Dallastown, PA R+22
- Wilmer, AL R+77
- Macedon, NY R+17
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.