Hobgood leans slightly Democratic by roughly 10 points: about 55% of voters vote Democratic and 45% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Hobgood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hobgood, ~45% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hobgood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hobgood leans more Democratic than 31 of 61 neighbors.
Hobgood runs about 14 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Hobgood is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hobgood. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+14) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+14), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Hobgood 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 Hobgood, 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 52% of residents in Hobgood are Black or African American, about 34 points above the North Carolina average of 18%. Hobgood runs against the grain of North Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; Hobgood, NC sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Hobgood looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hobgood is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 45%, about 16 points below the North Carolina average of 61%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Palmyra, NC D+10
- Speed, NC D+5
- Roseneath, NC R+14
- Lawrence, NC D+5
- Scotland Neck, NC D+39
- Oak City, NC D+5
- Penny Hill, NC Even
- Norfleet, NC D+50
- Draughn, NC D+9
- Hassell, NC D+11
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yorkville, WI R+30
- Put-in-Bay, OH R+14
- Fort Lyon, CO R+48
- Daleville, MS R+11
- Rockport, PA R+41
- Middle Granville, NY R+42
- Crab Orchard Estates, IL R+21
- Glen Campbell, PA R+67
- Dupree, SD R+28
- Alverno, MI R+29
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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.