Kannapolis leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Kannapolis typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kannapolis, ~34% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kannapolis compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kannapolis leans more Republican than 9 of 51 neighbors.
Kannapolis runs about 5 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Kannapolis. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+9) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+45), a spread of about 54 points.
Why Kannapolis 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 Kannapolis, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Kannapolis votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 67%, far above the North Carolina average of 27%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Kannapolis, NC sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Kannapolis looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Kannapolis 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
- Landis, NC R+34
- China Grove, NC R+51
- Concord, NC R+2
- Davidson, NC Even
- Rockwell, NC R+60
- Faith, NC R+50
- Harrisburg, NC R+4
- Flows Store, NC R+10
- Mount Ulla, NC R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Kapolei, HI D+7
- Cartersville, GA R+34
- Reston, VA D+45
- Wilmington, CA D+30
- Albany, OR R+2
- Pico Rivera, CA D+28
- Montebello, CA D+28
- Wellington, FL R+6
- Midland, MI R+7
- La Mesa, CA D+24
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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.