Garysburg is a Democratic stronghold. About 78% of voters here vote Democratic and 22% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Garysburg typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Garysburg, ~61% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Garysburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Garysburg leans more Democratic than 53 of 59 neighbors.
Garysburg runs about 60 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Garysburg is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Garysburg. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+73) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+20), a spread of about 53 points.
Why Garysburg 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 Garysburg, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Garysburg votes against the grain of North Carolina. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Garysburg runs about 60 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 39% of adults in Garysburg have never been married, above 92% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Garysburg, NC sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Garysburg looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Garysburg 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 46%, about 15 points below the North Carolina average of 61%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pleasant Hill, NC D+27
- Weldon, NC D+58
- Roanoke Rapids, NC D+4
- Gaston, NC D+23
- Days Crossroads, NC D+46
- Skippers, VA R+6
- Dahlia, VA R+26
- Mud Castle, NC D+68
- Rheasville, NC D+36
- Barley, VA R+25
Cities with Similar Populations
- Salina, UT R+68
- Pine Forest, TX R+80
- Independence, WI R+28
- San Geronimo, TX R+32
- Whetstone, AZ R+53
- Dutton, AL R+81
- Marathon, WI R+42
- Tannersville, PA R+10
- Grove Hill, AL R+13
- Prospect, PA R+45
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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.