Cove Creek leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Cove Creek typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cove Creek, ~22% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cove Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cove Creek leans more Republican than 43 of 55 neighbors.
Cove Creek runs about 36 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cove Creek. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+49) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+36), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Cove Creek 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 Cove Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Cove Creek drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Cove Creek, NC sits below the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Cove Creek looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Cove Creek have completed high school, about 8 points above the North Carolina average of 88%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Waynesville, NC R+25
- Lake Junaluska, NC R+18
- Balsam, NC R+27
- Cruso, NC R+51
- Maggie Valley, NC R+30
- Norton, NC R+34
- Worley, NC R+32
- Clyde, NC R+38
- Canton, NC R+40
- East Laport, NC R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Vashti, NC R+64
- Curryville, MO R+71
- Hazen, NV R+60
- Davenport, NY R+28
- Marble City, OK R+53
- Cherokee, KS R+55
- Corsica, SD R+72
- Akron, AL R+19
- Hazlettville, DE R+43
- Topping, VA R+31
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.