Holdens Crossroads is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Holdens Crossroads typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Holdens Crossroads, ~13% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Holdens Crossroads compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Holdens Crossroads is the most Republican-leaning.
Holdens Crossroads runs about 52 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Why Holdens 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 Holdens Crossroads, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 93% of residents in Holdens Crossroads drive to work alone, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Holdens 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 Holdens Crossroads looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Holdens Crossroads 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 48%, about 13 points below the North Carolina average of 61%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 30% of households in Holdens Crossroads rent, above 84% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in Holdens Crossroads report food insecurity, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wilbanks, NC R+39
- Rosebud, NC R+22
- Saratoga, NC Even
- St. Lewis, NC R+44
- Evansdale, NC D+7
- Wilson, NC D+26
- Elm City, NC R+28
- Macclesfield, NC R+42
- Sharpsburg, NC R+7
- Black Creek, NC R+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zoar, IN R+57
- Stone Row, PA R+71
- Lower Stanley, ID R+17
- Lakeview, TX R+79
- St. John, WI R+51
- Crystal Falls, TX R+76
- Wrights, PA R+61
- Urbana, KS R+66
- Kizer, AR R+47
- Wine Hill, IL R+61
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.