Rennert leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Rennert typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rennert, ~18% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rennert compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rennert leans more Republican than 42 of 52 neighbors.
Rennert runs about 27 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Rennert. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+34) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+16), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Rennert 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 Rennert, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Rennert hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the North Carolina average of 27%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Rennert, 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 Rennert looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Rennert 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 14 points below the North Carolina average of 61%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 36% of adults in Rennert report food insecurity, above 98% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 76% of adults in Rennert have completed high school, below 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Buie, NC R+34
- Rex, NC R+17
- Shannon, NC R+23
- Philadelphus, NC R+33
- Red Springs, NC Even
- St. Pauls, NC R+17
- Lumber Bridge, NC R+11
- Prospect, NC R+27
- Pembroke, NC R+11
- Wakulla, NC R+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- Parkers Corners, MI R+41
- Parkers Prairie, MN R+49
- Francis, UT R+42
- Los Ybanez, TX R+41
- Macon, IL R+58
- La Center, KY R+55
- Franklin, VT R+44
- Richfield Center, MI R+28
- Villisca, IA R+46
- Honoraville, AL R+72
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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.