Konnoak leans heavily Democratic by roughly 38 points: about 69% of voters vote Democratic and 31% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Konnoak typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Konnoak, ~38% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Konnoak compares
Konnoak sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable neighborhoods nearby.
Konnoak runs about 41 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Konnoak is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Konnoak. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+47) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+31), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Konnoak leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Konnoak, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Konnoak votes against the grain of North Carolina. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Konnoak runs about 41 points more Democratic.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Konnoak, Winston-Salem, NC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Konnoak looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Konnoak 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 45%, about 16 points below the North Carolina average of 61%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 32% of adults in Konnoak report food insecurity, above 85% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 77% of adults in Konnoak have completed high school, below 89% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Ardmore, Winston-Salem, NC D+49
- East Winston, Winston-Salem, NC D+82
- Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC D+46
- Downtown High Point, High Point, NC D+51
- Adams Farm, Greensboro, NC D+41
- Hewitt Area, Greensboro, NC D+60
- Starmount Forest, Greensboro, NC D+39
- Lindley Park, Greensboro, NC D+52
- Rolling Roads, Greensboro, NC D+51
- Brice Street Area, Greensboro, NC D+61
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Menominee South, Oshkosh, WI D+17
- Meadows, Boynton Beach, FL D+16
- Browntown, Wilmington, DE D+71
- Bay Breeze Cove, St. Petersburg, FL Even
- Kent Heights, East Providence, RI D+7
- Shady Lane, Columbus, OH D+66
- Sunnyslope, Riverside, CA Even
- Gilcrease Hills, Tulsa, OK D+76
- Pulaski, Gary, IN D+83
- Breen Hills, Kansas City, MO D+7
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.