Crossnore is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Crossnore typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Crossnore, ~15% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Crossnore compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Crossnore leans more Republican than 33 of 63 neighbors.
Crossnore runs about 51 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Why Crossnore 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 Crossnore, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 98% of residents in Crossnore drive to work alone, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Crossnore are family households, above 80% of cities.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Crossnore, NC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Crossnore looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Crossnore own their home, about 19 points above the North Carolina average of 74%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Newland, NC R+52
- Pineola, NC R+39
- Linville, NC R+29
- Linville Falls, NC R+64
- Jonas Ridge, NC R+39
- Cranberry, NC R+62
- Roaring Creek, NC R+68
- Sugar Mountain, NC R+23
- Norwood Hollow, NC R+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- West Barre, NY R+51
- Long Beach, MD R+24
- Pacific Beach, WA R+10
- Connersville, KY R+52
- Lucan, MN R+66
- Cane Creek, NC R+56
- Carrie, KY R+67
- Alta, WY D+6
- Sheffield, VT R+19
- Little Pine, MN R+33
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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.