Hassell, NC Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Hassell

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Hassell leans slightly Democratic by roughly 10 points: about 55% of voters vote Democratic and 45% Republican.

 

About 78% of adults in Hassell typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hassell, ~43% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Hassell compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Hassell leans more Democratic than 33 of 57 neighbors.

Hassell runs about 14 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Hassell is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Why Hassell 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 Hassell, 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 58% of residents in Hassell are Black or African American, about 40 points above the North Carolina average of 18%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 33% of adults in Hassell have never been married, above 84% of cities. Hassell 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; Hassell, 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 Hassell looks the way it does

Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Hassell sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.