Pembroke leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Pembroke typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pembroke, ~26% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pembroke compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pembroke leans more Republican than 24 of 65 neighbors.
Pembroke runs about 8 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pembroke. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+9) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+30), a spread of about 38 points.
Why Pembroke 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 Pembroke, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Pembroke votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 26%, about 10 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Pembroke, NC sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Pembroke looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Pembroke 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 48%, about 13 points below the North Carolina average of 61%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 40% of households in Pembroke rent, compared to around 20% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 32% of adults in Pembroke report food insecurity, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Prospect, NC R+27
- Philadelphus, NC R+33
- Buie, NC R+34
- Elrod, NC R+13
- Barnesville, NC R+29
- Maxton, NC R+11
- Wakulla, NC R+27
- Rowland, NC R+9
- Raynham, NC R+31
- Rennert, NC R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Marina Del Rey, CA D+43
- Eaton, OH R+50
- Lyndhurst, OH D+35
- Pelham, NH R+5
- Kemp Mill, MD D+49
- Whitmore Lake, MI R+4
- Palos Heights, IL R+8
- New Franklin, OH R+30
- Rocky Point, NY R+24
- Brattleboro, VT D+40
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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.