Gumberry leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.
About 45% of adults in Gumberry typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gumberry, ~29% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gumberry compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gumberry leans more Democratic than 36 of 59 neighbors.
Gumberry runs about 30 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Gumberry is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Gumberry. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+71) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+3), a spread of about 69 points.
Why Gumberry 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 Gumberry, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 50% of residents in Gumberry are Black or African American, about 32 points above the North Carolina average of 18%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 53% of adults in Gumberry have never been married, in the top fraction of cities. Gumberry runs against the grain of North Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Gumberry, NC sits in the bottom quarter nationally 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 Gumberry looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Gumberry is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 31% of adults in Gumberry report food insecurity, above 96% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 75% of adults in Gumberry have completed high school, below 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Jackson, NC D+18
- Mud Castle, NC D+68
- Tillery, NC D+38
- Halifax, NC D+24
- Rich Square, NC D+32
- Lasker, NC R+36
- Weldon, NC D+58
- Galatia, NC Even
- Days Crossroads, NC D+46
- Seaboard, NC D+25
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pinkney City, WA R+47
- Richville, MN R+41
- Gaillard Crossroads, SC D+21
- Haugen, WI R+33
- Prairie, WA R+22
- Orangefield, TX R+69
- Croton, OH R+52
- Gill, CO R+63
- Tyrone, OK R+67
- Big River, CA R+46
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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.