Old Hundred leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Old Hundred typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Old Hundred, ~25% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Old Hundred compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Old Hundred leans more Republican than 33 of 60 neighbors.
Old Hundred runs about 16 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Old Hundred. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+41) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+9), a spread of about 32 points.
Why Old Hundred 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 Old Hundred, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Old Hundred drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Old Hundred sits in the bottom quarter (about 10%, below 92% of cities).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Old Hundred, NC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Old Hundred looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Old Hundred is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 36% of households in Old Hundred rent, above 92% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 27% of adults in Old Hundred report food insecurity, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- New Town, NC R+13
- Hamlet, NC R+7
- Dobbins Heights, NC D+60
- Laurinburg, NC D+12
Cities with Similar Populations
- Huntersville, PA R+60
- Pilot Mountain, TN R+73
- Duff, IN R+52
- Greer, OH R+69
- Skokomish, WA D+57
- Forest Grove, TN R+71
- Stratton, OH R+54
- Bond, LA R+68
- Norcatur, KS R+75
- Mays, IN 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.