Johns leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Johns typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Johns, ~22% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Johns compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Johns leans more Republican than 39 of 65 neighbors.
Johns runs about 17 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Johns. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+24) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+4), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Johns 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 Johns, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 94% of residents in Johns drive to work alone, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Johns, NC sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Johns looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Johns 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 46%, about 15 points below the North Carolina average of 61%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 32% of adults in Johns report food insecurity, above 96% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 84% of adults in Johns have completed high school, below 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- McArthur Crossroads, NC R+23
- Hasty, NC R+24
- Laurinburg, NC D+12
- East Laurinburg, NC D+13
- Raemon, NC R+22
- Maxton, NC R+11
- McColl, SC R+28
- Elmore, NC R+10
- Floral College, NC R+29
Cities with Similar Populations
- Poseys Crossroads, AL R+75
- Staves, AR R+79
- St. Stephens Church, VA R+31
- Springtown, NY D+44
- Bainville, MT R+65
- Perdue, MS R+82
- South Williamson, KY R+62
- Board Valley, TN R+64
- McGrath, MN R+44
- Soudersburg, PA R+42
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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.