Davie County leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Davie County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Davie County, ~24% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Davie County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Davie County leans more Republican than 8 of 15 neighbors.
Davie County runs about 42 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Davie County. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+64) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+31), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Davie 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 Davie County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 71% of households in Davie County are family households, above 83% of counties.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Davie County, NC sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Davie County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Davie 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 65%, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 82% of households in Davie County own their home, above 88% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Yadkin County, NC R+61
- Davidson County, NC R+36
- Forsyth County, NC D+18
- Rowan County, NC R+27
- Iredell County, NC R+23
- Stokes County, NC R+57
- Surry County, NC R+52
- Cabarrus County, NC R+7
- Alexander County, NC R+56
- Wilkes County, NC R+57
Counties with Similar Populations
- Fulton County, OH R+45
- Union County, PA R+26
- Montrose County, CO R+30
- Camden County, MO R+54
- Manassas City, VA D+14
- Franklin County, TN R+59
- Miller County, AR R+26
- Danville City, VA D+32
- Vance County, NC D+19
- Stephens County, OK R+58
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.