Hewitt Area, Greensboro, NC Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Hewitt Area

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

Hewitt Area is a Democratic stronghold. About 80% of voters here vote Democratic and 20% Republican.

 

About 44% of adults in Hewitt Area typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hewitt Area, ~35% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~56% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Hewitt Area compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Hewitt Area leans more Democratic than 4 of 8 neighbors.

Hewitt Area runs about 63 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Hewitt Area is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Hewitt Area. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+63) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+43), a spread of about 19 points.

Why Hewitt Area leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Hewitt Area, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Hewitt Area votes against the grain of North Carolina. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Hewitt Area runs about 63 points more Democratic. Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting, and non-Hispanic white share in Hewitt Area is about 26%, about 47 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 67% of adults in Hewitt Area have never been married, above 97% of neighborhoods.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Hewitt Area, Greensboro, NC sits below the national average 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 Hewitt Area looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 87% of households in Hewitt Area rent, about 62 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 29% of adults in Hewitt Area report food insecurity, above 81% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Hewitt Area sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.