Shacktown is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Shacktown typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Shacktown, ~15% vote Democratic, ~69% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Shacktown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Shacktown leans more Republican than 42 of 55 neighbors.
Shacktown runs about 60 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Why Shacktown 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 Shacktown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 84% of households in Shacktown are family households, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a low non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Shacktown, NC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Shacktown looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Shacktown own their home, about 17 points above the North Carolina average of 74%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Yadkinville, NC R+61
- West Bend, NC R+58
- Enon, NC R+65
- East Bend, NC R+65
- Center, NC R+61
- Smithtown, NC R+64
- Cana, NC R+55
- Boonville, NC R+63
- Lewisville, NC R+17
- Union Hill, NC R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sleeper, MO R+70
- Neier, MO R+63
- Glendale, FL R+72
- Desha, AR R+62
- Salem Heights, IN R+43
- Cumberland Heights, TN R+70
- Ute, IA R+53
- Pickett, TX R+69
- Riverdale, SC Even
- June Lake, CA D+16
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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.