Roaring Creek is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Roaring Creek typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Roaring Creek, ~13% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Roaring Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Roaring Creek leans more Republican than 53 of 68 neighbors.
Roaring Creek runs about 65 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Why Roaring Creek 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 Roaring Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in Roaring Creek are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Roaring Creek, NC sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Roaring Creek looks the way it does
Turnout in Roaring Creek sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cove Creek, TN R+74
- Cranberry, NC R+62
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- Newland, NC R+52
- Roan Mountain, TN R+73
- Bakersville, NC R+59
- Crossnore, NC R+54
- Elk Park, NC R+61
- Heaton, NC R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Albin, WY R+59
- Dunnsville, NY Even
- Wyoma, WV R+67
- Dawson, IA R+39
- Elba, NE R+69
- Ellery Center, NY R+27
- Muscotah, KS R+62
- Romance, WV R+63
- Centerville, NY R+58
- North Cazenovia, NY D+11
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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.