Cruso is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Cruso typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cruso, ~19% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cruso compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cruso leans more Republican than 58 of 59 neighbors.
Cruso runs about 47 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Why Cruso 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 Cruso, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Cruso live in densely developed areas, about 23 points below the North Carolina average of 27%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Cruso, NC sits in the bottom tenth nationally 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 Cruso looks the way it does
Turnout in Cruso sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Canton, NC R+40
- Stony Fork, NC R+39
- Cove Creek, NC R+39
- Upper Hominy, NC R+37
- Waynesville, NC R+25
- Lake Junaluska, NC R+18
- Clyde, NC R+38
- Candler, NC R+13
- North Brevard, NC Even
- Balsam Grove, NC R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mound City, IL D+7
- Dola, WV R+64
- Lomax, IL R+48
- Cocked Hat, DE R+38
- Mount Welcome, WV R+64
- Gasburg, VA R+20
- Braddock Heights, MD Even
- Cottage Grove, AL D+45
- Pansy, OH R+64
- Lima Center, MI Even
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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.