Ita leans heavily Democratic by roughly 42 points: about 71% of voters vote Democratic and 29% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Ita typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ita, ~44% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ita compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ita leans more Democratic than 51 of 60 neighbors.
Ita runs about 45 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Ita is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ita. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+45) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+24), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Ita 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 Ita, 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 51% of residents in Ita are Black or African American, about 33 points above the North Carolina average of 18%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 34% of adults in Ita have never been married, above 86% of cities. Ita 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; Ita, NC sits in the bottom tenth 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 Ita looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Ita 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 47%, about 14 points below the North Carolina average of 61%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hollister, NC D+41
- Ringwood, NC D+65
- Hilliardston, NC D+18
- Salem, NC Even
- Wood, NC R+15
- Glenview, NC D+73
- Taylors Store, NC D+17
- Whitakers, NC D+32
- Grove Hill, NC D+40
- Centerville, NC R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Maywood, NE R+78
- Dunlevy, PA R+36
- Paint Rock, NC R+38
- Parmele, NC D+30
- Macksburg, OH R+67
- Walls Crossing, GA R+62
- Sheridan, LA R+88
- Rose Hill, OH R+79
- Tauria, MO R+62
- Bomont, WV R+63
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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.