Grape Creek is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Grape Creek typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Grape Creek, ~13% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Grape Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Grape Creek leans more Republican than 34 of 50 neighbors.
Grape Creek runs about 61 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Why Grape Creek 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 Grape Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Grape Creek live in densely developed areas, about 22 points below the North Carolina average of 27%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Grape Creek sits in the bottom quarter (about 9%, below 94% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Grape Creek, NC sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Grape Creek looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Grape Creek is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 64%, above 63% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Murphy, NC R+50
- Letitia, NC R+62
- Ogreeta, NC R+60
- Regal, NC R+50
- Unaka, NC R+64
- Vests, NC R+58
- Oak Park, NC R+56
- Violet, NC R+61
- Brasstown, NC R+47
- Marble, NC R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Holmes, IA R+46
- Sayersville, VA R+68
- Treece, KS R+68
- Orienta, OK R+76
- Coloma, MO R+71
- Willis Wharf, VA Even
- Hamilton, ND R+57
- Trout Creek, NY R+42
- Tilden, ND R+39
- Flat Fork, KY R+70
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.