Pleasant Garden leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Pleasant Garden typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pleasant Garden, ~28% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pleasant Garden compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pleasant Garden leans more Republican than 21 of 45 neighbors.
Pleasant Garden runs about 30 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pleasant Garden. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+10) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+60), a spread of about 71 points.
Why Pleasant Garden 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 Pleasant Garden, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Pleasant Garden votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 24%, about 12 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Pleasant Garden, NC sits above the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Pleasant Garden looks the way it does
Turnout in Pleasant Garden 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
- Climax, NC R+56
- Julian, NC R+51
- Randleman, NC R+50
- Grays Chapel, NC R+63
- New Market, NC R+62
- Greensboro, NC D+9
- Liberty, NC R+45
- Jamestown, NC D+18
- Archdale, NC R+38
- Sophia, NC R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Spicewood, TX R+37
- Shepherd, MI R+22
- Centreville, MD R+32
- Center Line, MI D+16
- McKenzie, TN R+52
- Lamar, CO R+30
- Rutland, MA R+8
- Magalia, CA R+19
- Richfield, UT R+67
- Princeton, KY R+51
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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.