Dudley leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Dudley typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dudley, ~31% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dudley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dudley leans more Democratic than 55 of 58 neighbors.
Dudley runs about 8 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Dudley. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+18) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+20), a spread of about 39 points.
Why Dudley 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 Dudley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Dudley is about 26%, about 47 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 36% of adults in Dudley have never been married, above 88% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Dudley, NC sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Dudley looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Dudley is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 49%, about 12 points below the North Carolina average of 61%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 30% of households in Dudley rent, above 84% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in Dudley report food insecurity, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hopewell, NC R+27
- Stevens Mill, NC R+33
- Indian Springs, NC R+29
- Goldsboro, NC D+8
- Grantham, NC R+59
- Walnut Creek, NC R+32
- Seven Springs, NC R+37
- Calypso, NC R+47
- Mount Olive, NC R+17
- Belfast, NC R+20
Cities with Similar Populations
- East Troy, WI R+23
- Oak Ridge, NJ R+27
- Newton Falls, OH R+36
- Nine Mile Falls, WA R+38
- Del Aire, CA D+28
- Honesdale, PA R+30
- Williamston, MI R+2
- Woodstock, MD D+40
- Fort Lee, VA D+18
- Clyde, NC R+38
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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.