Myrtle Grove leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 97% of adults in Myrtle Grove typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Myrtle Grove, ~41% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Myrtle Grove compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Myrtle Grove leans more Republican than 13 of 39 neighbors.
Myrtle Grove runs about 12 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Why Myrtle Grove 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 Myrtle Grove, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Myrtle Grove votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 71%, far above the North Carolina average of 27%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Myrtle Grove, NC sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Myrtle Grove looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Myrtle Grove 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wilmington, NC D+8
- Carolina Beach, NC R+11
- Funston, NC R+33
- Wrightsville Beach, NC R+12
- Kure Beach, NC R+12
- Winnabow, NC R+25
- Belville, NC R+16
- Kings Grant, NC R+4
- Boiling Spring Lakes, NC R+43
- Murraysville, NC Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Poteau, OK R+57
- Quartz Hill, CA R+16
- Hope, AR D+6
- Slatington, PA R+29
- Honey Brook, PA R+21
- Tillamook, OR R+18
- Farmersville, CA R+6
- Trenton, FL R+66
- Fort Madison, IA R+22
- Gulf Gate Estates, FL R+12
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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.