Reepsville is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Reepsville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Reepsville, ~14% vote Democratic, ~72% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Reepsville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Reepsville is the most Republican-leaning.
Reepsville runs about 66 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Why Reepsville 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 Reepsville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Reepsville drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Reepsville are family households, above 83% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Reepsville, NC sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Reepsville looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Reepsville is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Reepsville own their home, compared to around 75% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lincolnton, NC R+45
- Crouse, NC R+61
- Vale, NC R+61
- Johnstown, NC R+54
- Plateau, NC R+61
- Duan, NC R+44
- Cherryville, NC R+49
- Maiden, NC R+55
- High Shoals, NC R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- North Matewan, WV R+67
- Bridgewater Corners, VT D+8
- Deer River, NY R+35
- Lulu, FL R+63
- Preston, NY R+43
- Punkin Center, KS R+58
- Renwick, IA R+53
- Foot of Ten, PA R+56
- Burdette, IA R+44
- Cranks, KY R+78
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.