Eldorado is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Eldorado typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Eldorado, ~13% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Eldorado compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Eldorado leans more Republican than 51 of 54 neighbors.
Eldorado runs about 66 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Why Eldorado 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 Eldorado, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Eldorado hold a bachelor's degree, about 18 points below the North Carolina average of 27%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Eldorado, NC sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Eldorado looks the way it does
Turnout in Eldorado 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.
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- Ophir, NC R+69
- Healing Springs, NC R+60
- Newsom, NC R+60
- North Asheboro, NC R+36
Cities with Similar Populations
- Montgomery Center, VT R+18
- Slagle, MO R+66
- Herron, MI R+47
- Marysburg, MN R+30
- Thompson, WI R+34
- Leo, SC R+19
- New Greenleaf, MI R+52
- Arapaho, OK R+70
- Plum Point, VA R+34
- Turtle Creek, WV R+57
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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.