Smith Homes is a Democratic stronghold. About 93% of voters here vote Democratic and 7% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Smith Homes typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Smith Homes, ~47% vote Democratic, ~4% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Smith Homes compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Smith Homes leans more Democratic than 8 of 9 neighbors.
Smith Homes runs about 88 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Smith Homes is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Smith Homes leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Smith Homes, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Smith Homes live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 67% of adults in Smith Homes have never been married, above 97% of neighborhoods. Smith Homes runs against the grain of North Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Smith Homes, Greensboro, NC does.
Why turnout in Smith Homes looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Smith Homes is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 39%, about 22 points below the North Carolina average of 61%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 77% of households in Smith Homes rent, about 52 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 44% of adults in Smith Homes report food insecurity, above 96% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- College Hill, Greensboro, NC D+76
- Brice Street Area, Greensboro, NC D+61
- Rolling Roads, Greensboro, NC D+51
- Lindley Park, Greensboro, NC D+52
- Cumberland, Greensboro, NC D+92
- Hewitt Area, Greensboro, NC D+60
- Starmount Forest, Greensboro, NC D+39
- New Irving Park, Greensboro, NC D+26
- O Henry Oaks, Greensboro, NC D+60
- Adams Farm, Greensboro, NC D+41
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Fuller Avenue, Grand Rapids, MI D+71
- Westside, Syracuse, NY D+37
- Provost, Provo, UT R+14
- Embassy Hills, Jasmine Estates, FL R+21
- Maxwell, Tulsa, OK D+7
- Midtown Savannah, Savannah, GA D+71
- Rosebank, Nashville, TN D+20
- Presidents Park, Parlin, NJ R+10
- Homestead Park, Homestead, PA D+62
- Garden-Villa Montery, San Jose, CA D+33
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.