Harpers Crossroads is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Harpers Crossroads typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Harpers Crossroads, ~13% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Harpers Crossroads compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Harpers Crossroads leans more Republican than 42 of 46 neighbors.
Harpers Crossroads runs about 60 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Why Harpers Crossroads 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 Harpers Crossroads, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Harpers Crossroads, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the North Carolina average of 27%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 87% of residents in Harpers Crossroads drive to work alone, above 88% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Harpers Crossroads are family households, above 85% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Harpers Crossroads, NC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Harpers Crossroads looks the way it does
Turnout in Harpers Crossroads sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Highfalls, NC R+61
- Bennett, NC R+65
- Goldston, NC R+40
- Bear Creek, NC R+48
- Glendon, NC R+57
- Putnam, NC R+58
- Mount Vernon Springs, NC R+36
- Haw Branch, NC R+49
- Gulf, NC R+24
Cities with Similar Populations
- Woodland Mills, TN R+66
- North Arms, MI R+6
- Greensboro, VT D+24
- Simpsons, VA R+44
- Monument Beach, MA D+12
- Power, MT R+57
- Motley, VA R+43
- Madry, MO R+71
- Purysburgh, SC D+10
- Gimlet, KY R+64
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.