Ivanhoe leans slightly Democratic by roughly 8 points: about 54% of voters vote Democratic and 46% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Ivanhoe typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ivanhoe, ~35% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ivanhoe compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ivanhoe leans more Democratic than 54 of 60 neighbors.
Ivanhoe runs about 11 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ivanhoe. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+38) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+33), a spread of about 71 points.
Why Ivanhoe 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 Ivanhoe, 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 43% of residents in Ivanhoe are Black or African American, about 25 points above the North Carolina average of 18%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 36% of adults in Ivanhoe have never been married, above 89% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Ivanhoe, 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 Ivanhoe looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Ivanhoe is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Kelly, NC R+14
- Shanghai, NC R+11
- Point Caswell, NC R+16
- Currie, NC R+12
Cities with Similar Populations
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- East Machias, ME R+29
- Hill, NH R+11
- Plattsburgh, MS R+47
- Moodys, OK R+44
- Hillburn, NY D+6
- Lyon Mountain, NY R+30
- Brownsdale, MN R+35
- Leonidas, MI R+50
- Leroy, AL R+34
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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.