Quitsna is a Democratic stronghold. About 77% of voters here vote Democratic and 23% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Quitsna typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Quitsna, ~57% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Quitsna compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Quitsna leans more Democratic than 48 of 50 neighbors.
Quitsna runs about 58 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Quitsna is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Quitsna. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+71) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+10), a spread of about 60 points.
Why Quitsna 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 Quitsna, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 81% of residents in Quitsna are Black or African American, about 63 points above the North Carolina average of 18%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 33% of adults in Quitsna have never been married, above 82% of cities. Quitsna runs against the grain of North Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Quitsna, NC sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Quitsna looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Quitsna 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 46%, about 15 points below the North Carolina average of 61%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Windsor, NC D+23
- Ellis Store, NC D+17
- Hamilton, NC D+10
- Woodard, NC D+18
- Williamston, NC R+6
- Everetts, NC R+30
- Askewville, NC R+33
- Lewiston Woodville, NC D+64
- Todds Crossroads, NC R+25
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dresden, NY R+20
- Berlien, IN R+60
- Potash, AL R+81
- Elk Garden, VA R+70
- Koontz Lake, IN R+54
- Orchard, CO R+68
- Loma Mar, CA D+52
- Indian Town, VA R+38
- South Amana, IA R+34
- Manchester, IL R+65
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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.