Georgetown leans slightly Democratic by roughly 8 points: about 54% of voters vote Democratic and 46% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Georgetown typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Georgetown, ~37% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Georgetown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Georgetown leans more Democratic than 54 of 56 neighbors.
Georgetown runs about 12 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Georgetown. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+29) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+3), a spread of about 32 points.
Why Georgetown 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 Georgetown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 31% of adults in Georgetown have never been married, above 76% of cities.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Georgetown, NC sits above the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Georgetown looks the way it does
Turnout in Georgetown 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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- Institute, NC R+33
- Dover, NC R+27
- Fields, NC R+27
- Sassers Mill, NC R+26
- Glenfield, NC R+6
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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.