New Town leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 64% of adults in New Town typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in New Town, ~28% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How New Town compares
Among cities within 25 miles, New Town leans more Republican than 23 of 57 neighbors.
New Town runs about 10 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within New Town. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+34) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+30), a spread of about 64 points.
Why New Town 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 Town, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in New Town hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the North Carolina average of 27%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 88% of residents in New Town drive to work alone, above 91% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; New Town, NC sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in New Town looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. New Town 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 43%, about 17 points below the North Carolina average of 61%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hamlet, NC R+7
- Oak Ridge Park, NC R+16
- Dobbins Heights, NC D+60
- Steen Town, NC R+26
- East Rockingham, NC R+21
- Old Hundred, NC R+19
- Cordova, NC R+42
- Rockingham, NC R+16
- Gibson, NC R+12
- Laurel Hill, NC R+34
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ourtown, WI R+40
- East Otis, MA D+6
- Croton Falls, NY Even
- Hildreth, NE R+71
- Erlin, OH R+49
- Moclips, WA D+41
- East Arcade, NY R+48
- Owens, MO R+73
- Rafter, TN R+72
- Barnard, MO R+60
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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.