Cooleemee leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Cooleemee typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cooleemee, ~22% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cooleemee compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cooleemee leans more Republican than 15 of 46 neighbors.
Cooleemee runs about 42 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cooleemee. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+57) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+36), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Cooleemee 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 Cooleemee, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Cooleemee hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the North Carolina average of 27%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Cooleemee drive to work alone, above 82% of cities.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a low non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Cooleemee, NC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Cooleemee looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Cooleemee is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Mount Vernon, NC R+46
- Mocksville, NC R+49
- Cornatzer, NC R+55
- Linwood, NC R+60
- Cleveland, NC R+49
- Spencer, NC D+11
- Cool Springs, NC R+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Waldo, FL R+30
- Theresa, WI R+52
- Hanover, OH R+58
- Waimea Kauai, HI D+18
- Sandy Hook, MS R+55
- Cronanville, TN R+11
- Round O, SC R+41
- Ruby, SC R+54
- Osceola, MO R+62
- Fancy Gap, VA R+61
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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.