Leland leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 91% of adults in Leland typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Leland, ~37% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Leland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Leland leans more Republican than 31 of 56 neighbors.
Leland runs about 15 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Leland. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+6) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+41), a spread of about 47 points.
Why Leland 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 Leland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Leland votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 44%, well above the North Carolina average of 27%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Leland, NC sits below the national average on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Leland looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Leland 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Navassa, NC D+5
- Belville, NC R+16
- Northwest, NC R+28
- Winnabow, NC R+25
- Phoenix, NC R+9
- Town Creek, NC R+39
- Hooper Hill, NC D+3
- Sandy Creek, NC R+45
- Funston, NC R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Highland Park, IL D+50
- Uniondale, NY D+58
- Shelbyville, KY R+26
- Forest Hills, MI Even
- Monroeville, PA D+20
- Oxford, OH D+16
- Wilsonville, OR D+21
- Allen Park, MI R+3
- Wasco, CA Even
- Marquette, MI D+18
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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.