Rountree leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Rountree typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rountree, ~25% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rountree compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rountree leans more Republican than 52 of 69 neighbors.
Rountree runs about 27 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Why Rountree 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 Rountree, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Rountree drive to work alone, about 13 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; Rountree, NC sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Rountree looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Rountree own their home, about 19 points above the North Carolina average of 74%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Rountree sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Scuffleton, NC R+30
- Ayden, NC R+8
- Winterville, NC D+14
- Marlboro, NC D+5
- Bellarthur, NC Even
- Maury, NC R+12
- Hookerton, NC R+17
- Fountain, NC R+25
- Rock Spring, NC D+26
- Farmville, NC D+7
Cities with Similar Populations
- Willhoit, MO R+68
- South Aberdeen, WA R+23
- Windsor, ND R+60
- Hope, MO R+70
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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.