Mud Castle is a Democratic stronghold. About 84% of voters here vote Democratic and 16% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Mud Castle typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mud Castle, ~64% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mud Castle compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mud Castle leans more Democratic than 60 of 62 neighbors.
Mud Castle runs about 72 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Mud Castle is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Mud Castle 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 Mud Castle, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 87% of residents in Mud Castle are Black or African American, about 69 points above the North Carolina average of 18%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 50% of adults in Mud Castle have never been married, above 98% of cities. Mud Castle runs against the grain of North Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Mud Castle, NC sits above the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Mud Castle looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Mud Castle is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 44%, about 17 points below the North Carolina average of 61%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Halifax, NC D+24
- Weldon, NC D+58
- Days Crossroads, NC D+46
- Gumberry, NC D+27
- Jackson, NC D+18
- Garysburg, NC D+56
- Rheasville, NC D+36
- Roanoke Rapids, NC D+4
- Tillery, NC D+38
- Pleasant Hill, NC D+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adrian, WA R+49
- Wetmore, OR R+49
- Kirklands Crossroads, AL R+66
- Kinzua, OR R+49
- Intracoastal City, LA R+83
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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.