Ellis Store leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Ellis Store typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ellis Store, ~33% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ellis Store compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ellis Store leans more Democratic than 32 of 46 neighbors.
Ellis Store runs about 20 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Ellis Store is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Ellis 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 Ellis Store, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 37% of adults in Ellis Store have never been married, modestly above similar-sized cities (around 27%). Ellis Store runs against the grain of North Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; Ellis Store, NC sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Ellis Store looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Ellis Store 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 45%, about 15 points below the North Carolina average of 61%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 36% of households in Ellis Store rent, above 91% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 31% of adults in Ellis Store report food insecurity, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Windsor, NC D+23
- Woodard, NC D+18
- Todds Crossroads, NC R+25
- Merry Hill, NC R+3
- Quitsna, NC D+54
- Askewville, NC R+33
- Perrytown, NC R+19
- Plymouth, NC D+22
- Jamesville, NC R+31
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wallace, LA R+51
- Topeka, IL R+49
- Orion, AL R+43
- Youba, OH R+50
- Alstead Center, NH R+17
- Edmonson, TX R+78
- Eagletown, NC D+25
- Lower Wire Village, MA R+17
- Sun River, MT R+63
- Burlington, OH R+61
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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.