Rocky Cross leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Rocky Cross typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rocky Cross, ~16% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rocky Cross compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rocky Cross leans more Republican than 57 of 59 neighbors.
Rocky Cross runs about 47 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Rocky Cross. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+57) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+28), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Rocky Cross 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 Rocky Cross, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Rocky Cross are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Rocky Cross, NC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Rocky Cross looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Rocky Cross is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pine Ridge, NC R+17
- Zebulon, NC R+8
- Samaria, NC R+46
- Middlesex, NC R+31
- Frazier Crossroads, NC R+19
- Bunn, NC R+4
- Bailey, NC R+34
- Lake Royale, NC R+39
- Spring Hope, NC R+20
- Wendell, NC D+3
Cities with Similar Populations
- Louise, TN R+67
- Leary, TX R+68
- Satterwhite, NC R+25
- West Charleston, ME R+38
- Vassar, KS R+53
- Tillotson, PA R+51
- Asher, OK R+70
- Lewis, IN R+58
- Glen Allen, AL R+84
- Alkol, WV R+65
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.