Currituck County leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Currituck County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Currituck County, ~21% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Currituck County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Currituck County is the most Republican-leaning.
Currituck County runs about 46 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Currituck County. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+61) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+24), a spread of about 37 points.
Why Currituck County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Currituck County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 74% of households in Currituck County are family households, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Currituck County sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 9%, below 85% of counties).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Currituck County, NC sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Currituck County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Currituck County is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 87% of households in Currituck County own their home, compared to around 72% in nearby counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Camden County, NC R+48
- Pasquotank County, NC Even
- Perquimans County, NC R+34
- Chesapeake City, VA D+9
- Virginia Beach City, VA D+9
- Portsmouth City, VA D+41
- Norfolk City, VA D+44
- Tyrrell County, NC R+12
- Dare County, NC R+25
- Gates County, NC R+29
Counties with Similar Populations
- Montgomery County, KY R+52
- Winchester City, VA D+12
- Tate County, MS R+35
- Hocking County, OH R+51
- Wells County, IN R+56
- Washington County, IN R+57
- Grant County, NM D+6
- White County, GA R+58
- Scott County, MS R+18
- Logan County, IL R+41
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.