Merrimon leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Merrimon typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Merrimon, ~28% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Merrimon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Merrimon leans more Republican than 15 of 54 neighbors.
Merrimon runs about 23 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Merrimon. The northeast side is the most split-leaning (R+46) and the southeast side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 45 points.
Why Merrimon 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 Merrimon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Merrimon live in densely developed areas, about 24 points below the North Carolina average of 27%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Merrimon are family households, above 87% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Merrimon, NC sits in the bottom 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 Merrimon looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Merrimon 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 65%, above 67% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Merrimon own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- South River, NC R+47
- Janeiro, NC R+41
- Harlowe, NC R+30
- Oriental, NC R+27
- Minnesott Beach, NC R+26
- Bettie, NC R+20
- Otway, NC R+54
- Arapahoe, NC R+34
- Pamlico, NC R+17
- Mill Creek, NC R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Waggoner, IL R+54
- Tara, IA R+31
- Granada, CO R+57
- Berlinville, OH R+39
- Free Hope, AR R+49
- Pearson, OK R+71
- La Push, WA D+16
- San Lucas, CA R+15
- Laws, CA R+22
- Browns, IL R+65
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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.