Kure Beach leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 91% of adults in Kure Beach typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kure Beach, ~40% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kure Beach compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kure Beach leans more Republican than 9 of 32 neighbors.
Kure Beach runs about 9 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Kure Beach. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+20) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+8), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Kure Beach 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 Kure Beach, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Kure Beach votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 43%, well above the North Carolina average of 27%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Kure Beach are family households, above 89% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Kure Beach, NC sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Kure Beach looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Kure Beach is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Kure Beach have completed high school, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Carolina Beach, NC R+11
- Boiling Spring Lakes, NC R+43
- Myrtle Grove, NC R+16
- Southport, NC R+23
- Funston, NC R+33
- Bald Head Island, NC R+7
- Caswell Beach, NC R+24
- St. James, NC R+27
- Winnabow, NC R+25
- Oak Island, NC R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Enterprise, UT R+75
- Loon Lake, WA R+40
- Goodfellow Afb, TX R+25
- New Haven, VT D+13
- Threemile Corner, ID R+64
- Hanover, MI R+42
- Lakeland, MI R+12
- Readyville, TN R+65
- Evensville, TN R+71
- Brooklyn Heights, OH R+11
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.