Mount Vernon Springs leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Mount Vernon Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Vernon Springs, ~23% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Vernon Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Vernon Springs leans more Republican than 18 of 46 neighbors.
Mount Vernon Springs runs about 33 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mount Vernon Springs. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+43) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+24), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Mount Vernon Springs 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 Mount Vernon Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 93% of residents in Mount Vernon Springs drive to work alone, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in Mount Vernon Springs are family households, above 94% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Mount Vernon Springs, NC sits above the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Mount Vernon Springs looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Mount Vernon Springs is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Siler City, NC R+6
- Bear Creek, NC R+48
- Parks Crossroads, NC R+54
- Harpers Crossroads, NC R+63
- Silk Hope, NC R+23
- Goldston, NC R+40
- Bennett, NC R+65
- Staley, NC R+54
- Gulf, NC R+24
Cities with Similar Populations
- Quackenkill, NY R+19
- Farmington Falls, ME R+8
- Milan Center, IN R+64
- Little Hope, PA R+44
- Big Falls, WI R+50
- Toolville, CA R+64
- Ringwood, NC D+65
- Grand Portage, MN D+28
- Lamar, OK R+70
- Troy Center, PA R+58
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.