Lexington, NC Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Lexington

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Lexington leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.

 

About 76% of adults in Lexington typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lexington, ~25% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Lexington compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Lexington leans more Republican than 12 of 49 neighbors.

Lexington runs about 32 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lexington. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+59) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+15), a spread of about 44 points.

Why Lexington 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 Lexington, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Lexington votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 38%, modestly above the North Carolina average of 27%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Lexington, NC sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.

Why turnout in Lexington looks the way it does

Turnout in Lexington sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.