Lobelia leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Lobelia typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lobelia, ~24% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lobelia compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lobelia leans more Republican than 40 of 53 neighbors.
Lobelia runs about 36 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lobelia. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+47) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+36), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Lobelia 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 Lobelia, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Lobelia are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Lobelia, NC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Lobelia looks the way it does
Turnout in Lobelia 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.
Nearby Cities
- Vass, NC R+37
- Lakeview, NC R+43
- Cameron, NC R+18
- Olivia, NC R+48
- Whispering Pines, NC R+26
- Spout Springs, NC R+10
- Overhills, NC R+8
- Southern Pines, NC D+5
- Carthage, NC R+38
- Pope Air Force Base, NC R+12
Cities with Similar Populations
- Industrial, WV R+57
- Tanglewood, TN R+67
- Karthaus, PA R+62
- Delway, NC R+16
- Petersburg, NE R+71
- Woodward, PA R+43
- Stanley, AL R+91
- New Guilford, OH R+69
- Meriden, WV R+58
- Witherbee, NY R+19
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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.