Shooting Creek leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Shooting Creek typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Shooting Creek, ~18% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Shooting Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Shooting Creek leans more Republican than 11 of 47 neighbors.
Shooting Creek runs about 43 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Why Shooting 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 Shooting Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Shooting Creek live in densely developed areas, about 22 points below the North Carolina average of 27%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Shooting Creek, NC sits in the bottom quarter 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 Shooting Creek looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Shooting Creek is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Tusquitee, NC R+47
- Titus, GA R+56
- Aquone, NC R+52
- Hayesville, NC R+46
- Hiawassee, GA R+54
- Fires Creek, NC R+43
- Kyle, NC R+52
- Persimmon, GA R+55
- Otto, NC R+43
- Germany, GA R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Boynton, OK R+56
- Highland Hills, OH D+85
- Iron City, OH R+57
- Aurelian Springs, NC Even
- Saloma, KY R+65
- Mountain Grove, AL R+81
- Five Points, GA Even
- McMillan, OK R+65
- Wibaux, MT R+75
- Staples, TX R+41
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.