Gordonton leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Gordonton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gordonton, ~31% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gordonton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gordonton leans more Republican than 39 of 59 neighbors.
Gordonton runs about 26 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Gordonton. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+61) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+7), a spread of about 55 points.
Why Gordonton 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 Gordonton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in Gordonton are family households, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Gordonton, NC sits above the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Gordonton looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Gordonton own their home, about 17 points above the North Carolina average of 74%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hurdle Mills, NC R+31
- Prospect Hill, NC R+39
- Cedar Grove, NC R+8
- Brooksdale, NC R+24
- Timberlake, NC R+44
- Leasburg, NC R+44
- Corbett, NC R+17
- Topnot, NC R+25
- Carr, NC R+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- Nunam Iqua, AK D+21
- Nyman, IA R+53
- Redding, IA R+54
- Mill Creek, IL R+54
- Clebit, OK R+82
- Old Harbor, AK D+17
- Honeycutt, TN R+74
- Croydon, UT R+63
- Squib, KY R+75
- Eram, OK R+62
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.