Harris is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Harris typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Harris, ~12% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Harris compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Harris leans more Republican than 59 of 63 neighbors.
Harris runs about 65 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Why Harris 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 Harris, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Harris drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Harris sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 87% of cities).
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Harris, NC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Harris looks the way it does
Turnout in Harris 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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- Mayo, SC R+68
- Ruth, NC R+45
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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.