Ocracoke leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.
About 97% of adults in Ocracoke typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ocracoke, ~55% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ocracoke compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ocracoke is the most Democratic-leaning.
Ocracoke runs about 16 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Ocracoke is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Ocracoke 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 Ocracoke, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 40% of adults in Ocracoke hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Ocracoke runs against the grain of North Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Ocracoke, NC sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Ocracoke looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Ocracoke is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Nebraska, NC R+11
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- Middletown, NC R+15
- Buxton, NC R+33
- Swanquarter, NC R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Heath, MT R+61
- Clarks Mills, PA R+59
- Fruitdale, SD R+72
- McDonald, NC R+32
- Dungannon, VA R+68
- Lyons Point, LA R+83
- Maine, NY R+29
- Benham, KY R+58
- Fowler, KS R+69
- Sugar Loaf, ID R+66
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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.