New Lands leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 68% of adults in New Lands typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in New Lands, ~20% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How New Lands compares
Among cities within 25 miles, New Lands leans more Republican than 16 of 23 neighbors.
New Lands runs about 38 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Why New Lands 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 New Lands, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in New Lands live in densely developed areas, about 25 points below the North Carolina average of 27%.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as New Lands, NC does.
Why turnout in New Lands looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in New Lands own their home, about 18 points above the North Carolina average of 74%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and New Lands sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in New Lands have completed high school, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pleasant View, NC R+40
- Travis, NC R+10
- Columbia, NC D+3
- River Neck, NC D+4
- Creswell, NC R+24
- Mount Tabor, NC R+22
- Soundside, NC D+4
- Gum Neck, NC R+41
- Goat Neck, NC D+4
- Roper, NC D+8
Cities with Similar Populations
- High Point, IA R+60
- Shabbona Grove, IL R+45
- Moorman, KY R+62
- Sparta, VA R+30
- North Guilford, ME R+39
- Peniel, TX R+52
- Finger, NC R+67
- Spanish B Village, HI D+20
- Brooksville, OK R+63
- Richfield, KS R+84
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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.