Regal leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Regal typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Regal, ~20% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Regal compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Regal leans more Republican than 8 of 49 neighbors.
Regal runs about 47 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Why Regal 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 Regal, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 94% of residents in Regal drive to work alone, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Regal, NC sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Regal looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Regal own their home, about 21 points above the North Carolina average of 74%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Marble, NC R+57
- Brasstown, NC R+47
- Grape Creek, NC R+64
- Murphy, NC R+50
- Warne, NC R+48
- Letitia, NC R+62
- Coalville, NC R+61
- Ogreeta, NC R+60
- Unaka, NC R+64
- Fires Creek, NC R+43
Cities with Similar Populations
- Twin Lakes, CO R+4
- Allendale, NY R+44
- Cooksburg, PA R+57
- Hardscrabble, IN R+48
- Hard Rocks, AZ D+55
- Mexico, PA R+63
- Sag Bridge, IL R+22
- Verona Beach, NY R+40
- Eastern, WV R+54
- Big Rocks, OK R+71
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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.