Justice leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Justice typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Justice, ~25% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Justice compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Justice leans more Republican than 35 of 62 neighbors.
Justice runs about 12 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Justice. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+40), a spread of about 41 points.
Why Justice 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 Justice, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Justice hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the North Carolina average of 27%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Justice, NC sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Justice looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Justice is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 38% of households in Justice rent, above 93% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 25% of adults in Justice report food insecurity, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lancaster Crossroads, NC R+25
- Mapleville, NC D+19
- Hickory Rock, NC R+27
- Lake Royale, NC R+39
- Louisburg, NC R+14
- Castalia, NC R+16
- Matthews Crossroads, NC R+2
- Bunn, NC R+4
- Spring Hope, NC R+20
- Momeyer, NC R+25
Cities with Similar Populations
- Detroit, ME R+37
- Murphy, OK R+65
- Rochester Mills, PA R+67
- Wiggins, TX R+75
- Bussey, IA R+52
- Indian Lake, MI R+28
- Fruitland, WA D+6
- Otis, LA R+80
- Moseleyville, KY R+57
- Claud, AL R+74
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.