Denny Store leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Denny Store typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Denny Store, ~30% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Denny Store compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Denny Store leans more Republican than 23 of 60 neighbors.
Denny Store runs about 17 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Denny Store. The west side is the most split-leaning (R+27) and the east side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Denny Store 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 Denny Store, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 6% of adults in Denny Store hold a bachelor's degree, about 21 points below the North Carolina average of 27%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Denny Store, 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 Denny Store looks the way it does
Turnout in Denny Store sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Berea, NC R+24
- Satterwhite, NC R+25
- Moriah, NC R+44
- Roxboro, NC R+11
- Culbreth, NC R+56
- Timberlake, NC R+44
- Brooksdale, NC R+24
- Mayo, VA R+41
- Kinton Fork, NC D+19
- Rougemont, NC R+24
Cities with Similar Populations
- Foose, MO R+69
- Hillsboro, NY R+46
- Woody Creek, CO D+34
- Fort Blackmore, VA R+77
- Somerset, IN R+62
- Castle Rock, MN R+33
- Sulphur Springs, IN R+57
- Papalote, TX R+35
- Williamson, PA R+62
- Warren, TN R+60
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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.