Pilot Mountain is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Pilot Mountain typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pilot Mountain, ~15% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pilot Mountain compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pilot Mountain leans more Republican than 25 of 56 neighbors.
Pilot Mountain runs about 56 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pilot Mountain. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+68) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+45), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Pilot Mountain leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Pilot Mountain. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Pilot Mountain, NC sits above the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Pilot Mountain looks the way it does
Turnout in Pilot Mountain 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.
Nearby Cities
- Ash Hill, NC R+67
- Pinnacle, NC R+57
- Ararat, NC R+68
- Westfield, NC R+60
- Siloam, NC R+65
- Shoal, NC R+55
- Mount Airy, NC R+49
- Francisco, NC R+59
- King, NC R+54
- Rockford, NC R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Glenwood, IA R+26
- Lebanon, NJ R+7
- Glencoe, MN R+43
- Douglas, WY R+66
- Burton, SC D+8
- Skillman, NJ D+26
- Stanhope, NJ R+17
- New Market, TN R+68
- Providence, UT R+36
- Westminster, MA Even
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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.