McGrady is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 68% of adults in McGrady typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in McGrady, ~11% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How McGrady compares
Among cities within 25 miles, McGrady leans more Republican than 50 of 56 neighbors.
McGrady runs about 65 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Why McGrady 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 McGrady, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In McGrady, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the North Carolina average of 27%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 86% of residents in McGrady drive to work alone, above 86% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in McGrady are family households, above 78% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; McGrady, NC sits in the bottom tenth 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 McGrady looks the way it does
Turnout in McGrady 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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- Traphill, NC R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- North Hills, WV R+35
- Fallentimber, PA R+61
- Millersburg, KY R+56
- Worden, MT R+65
- Huston, ID R+67
- McCullom Lake, IL R+12
- Moores, GA R+32
- Fairmount, IL R+56
- Flint Hill, NC R+63
- Lake Arthur, NM R+66
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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.