Roper leans slightly Democratic by roughly 8 points: about 54% of voters vote Democratic and 46% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Roper typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Roper, ~43% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Roper compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Roper leans more Democratic than 33 of 39 neighbors.
Roper runs about 11 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Roper. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+32) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+37), a spread of about 68 points.
Why Roper 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 Roper, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 37% of adults in Roper have never been married, modestly above similar-sized cities (around 30%).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Roper, NC sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Roper looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Roper 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
- Mount Tabor, NC R+22
- Creswell, NC R+24
- Davenport Forks, NC R+30
- St. Johns, NC R+4
- Plymouth, NC D+22
- Hancock, NC R+11
- Edenton, NC R+5
- Travis, NC R+10
- Merry Hill, NC R+3
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bowman, GA R+60
- Canaan, NH R+12
- Crown City, OH R+67
- Lake Peekskill, NY R+10
- Pala, CA R+20
- Augusta, WI R+42
- Burr Oak, MI R+51
- Fraser, CO D+21
- Holland Patent, NY R+38
- Fieldale, VA R+33
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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.