Maple Hill leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Maple Hill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Maple Hill, ~31% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Maple Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Maple Hill leans more Republican than 6 of 49 neighbors.
Maple Hill runs about 7 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Maple Hill. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+29) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+57), a spread of about 85 points.
Why Maple Hill 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 Maple Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Maple Hill live in densely developed areas, about 23 points below the North Carolina average of 27%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Maple Hill, NC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Maple Hill looks the way it does
Turnout in Maple Hill 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
- Padgett, NC R+49
- Pin Hook, NC R+59
- Catherine Lake, NC R+58
- Maready, NC R+61
- Chinquapin, NC R+51
- Sloan, NC R+34
- Richlands, NC R+46
- Cedar Fork, NC R+65
- Jacksonville, NC R+11
- Murray Town, NC R+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ridgecrest, LA R+36
- Gamerco, NM D+20
- Russell, MA R+17
- Talco, TX R+69
- Boonville, CA D+35
- Sweetser, IN R+50
- Cedarpines Park, CA R+20
- Turkey, NC R+12
- Andreas, PA R+52
- Fort Loudon, PA R+67
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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.