Olivia leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Olivia typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Olivia, ~23% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Olivia compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Olivia leans more Republican than 45 of 55 neighbors.
Olivia runs about 45 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Why Olivia 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 Olivia, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Olivia hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the North Carolina average of 27%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Olivia are family households, above 92% of cities.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a low non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Olivia, NC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Olivia looks the way it does
Turnout in Olivia sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Sanford, NC R+15
- Overhills, NC R+8
- Broadway, NC R+35
- Lakeview, NC R+43
- Carthage, NC R+38
- Whispering Pines, NC R+26
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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.