Jenny Lind leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Jenny Lind typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jenny Lind, ~28% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Jenny Lind compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Jenny Lind leans more Republican than 18 of 61 neighbors.
Jenny Lind runs about 15 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Jenny Lind. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+59) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+9), a spread of about 50 points.
Why Jenny Lind 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 Jenny Lind, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in Jenny Lind hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the North Carolina average of 27%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Jenny Lind, NC sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Jenny Lind looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Jenny Lind 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.
Nearby Cities
- Fields, NC R+27
- La Grange, NC R+17
- Liddell, NC R+59
- Walnut Creek, NC R+32
- Seven Springs, NC R+37
- Institute, NC R+33
- Indian Springs, NC R+29
- Albertson, NC R+41
- Parkstown, NC R+28
- Deep Run, NC R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rimini, MT R+16
- Hunter, AL R+14
- Whitlash, MT R+68
- Hope, TX R+80
- Sandlick, TN R+73
- Wishkah, WA R+37
- Foss, OK R+78
- Phoenix, MS R+65
- Star City, MO R+66
- Onward, IN R+56
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.