North Garrett Road is a Democratic stronghold. About 79% of voters here vote Democratic and 21% Republican.
About 91% of adults in North Garrett Road typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Garrett Road, ~72% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Garrett Road compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, North Garrett Road is the least Democratic-leaning.
North Garrett Road runs about 62 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while North Garrett Road is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within North Garrett Road. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+64) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+54), a spread of about 10 points.
Why North Garrett Road leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for North Garrett Road, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 78% of adults in North Garrett Road hold a bachelor's degree, about 50 points above the U.S. average of 28%. North Garrett Road runs against the grain of North Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; North Garrett Road, Durham, 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 North Garrett Road looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. North Garrett Road 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in North Garrett Road have completed high school, above 92% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Old West Durham, Durham, NC D+73
- Downtown Durham, Durham, NC D+74
- Trinity Park, Durham, NC D+86
- East Durham, Durham, NC D+74
- University of NC at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC D+72
- Downtown Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC D+68
- Northeast Durham, Durham, NC D+51
- Northwest Raleigh, Raleigh, NC D+34
- West, Raleigh, NC D+45
- Glenwood, Raleigh, NC D+19
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Castlegate, San Tan Valley, AZ R+32
- Whittier, Denver, CO D+79
- Avondale, Sacramento, CA D+28
- Little Flower, Indianapolis, IN D+46
- Corcoran, Minneapolis, MN D+78
- Chestnut Park, Trenton, NJ D+42
- Westside Development, Tucson, AZ D+27
- West Plaza, Kansas City, MO D+56
- Islandview, Detroit, MI D+81
- Northwestern Denver, Denver, CO D+48
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.