Raemon leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Raemon typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Raemon, ~22% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Raemon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Raemon leans more Republican than 35 of 61 neighbors.
Raemon runs about 19 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Raemon. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+40) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+4), a spread of about 36 points.
Why Raemon 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 Raemon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Raemon drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Raemon sits in the bottom quarter (about 9%, below 94% of cities).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Raemon, 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 Raemon looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Raemon 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 44%, about 17 points below the North Carolina average of 61%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 34% of adults in Raemon report food insecurity, above 97% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 76% of adults in Raemon have completed high school, below 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Johns, NC R+20
- Hasty, NC R+24
- Elrod, NC R+13
- Maxton, NC R+11
- Purvis, NC R+13
- Rowland, NC R+9
- McArthur Crossroads, NC R+23
- Little Rock, SC D+3
- Oakland Cross Roads, SC Even
- Laurinburg, NC D+12
Cities with Similar Populations
- Custer Addition, WV R+46
- Runville, PA R+56
- Orlando, OK R+62
- Burnside, MS R+58
- Granville Summit, PA R+64
- Luna, LA R+93
- Mount Gallagher, SC R+63
- Ballsville, VA R+52
- Wildwood, MI R+25
- West Topsham, VT R+17
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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.