Ferguson is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Ferguson typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ferguson, ~14% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ferguson compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ferguson leans more Republican than 37 of 56 neighbors.
Ferguson runs about 54 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Why Ferguson 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 Ferguson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Ferguson, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the North Carolina average of 27%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Ferguson, NC sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Ferguson looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Ferguson own their home, about 16 points above the North Carolina average of 74%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Ferguson sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Yadkin Valley, NC R+58
- Deep Gap, NC R+29
- Millers Creek, NC R+65
- Wilbar, NC R+67
- Triplett, NC R+10
- Idlewild, NC R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Roach, MO R+59
- Spring Lake, FL R+56
- Veguita, NM R+18
- Harned, KY R+60
- Madison, NY R+27
- Mercer, WI R+26
- Tamassee, SC R+67
- Susquehanna Depot, PA R+32
- Kernville, CA R+17
- Bellefonte, AR R+67
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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.