Snowden leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Snowden typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Snowden, ~21% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Snowden compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Snowden leans more Republican than 19 of 32 neighbors.
Snowden runs about 46 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Why Snowden 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 Snowden, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 89% of households in Snowden are family households, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Snowden, NC sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Snowden looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Snowden 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Snowden own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Snowden have completed high school, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Moyock, NC R+50
- Sligo, NC R+51
- Currituck, NC R+57
- Shawboro, NC R+50
- Maple, NC R+53
- Knotts Island, NC R+61
- South Mills, NC R+48
- Camden, NC R+47
- Barco, NC R+36
- Dawley Corners, VA R+48
Cities with Similar Populations
- Moscow, OH R+60
- Edina, MO R+59
- Grandview, TN R+67
- Dozier, AL R+74
- Bloomfield, NE R+58
- Brandy Station, VA R+44
- Wells, NV R+53
- Barnsdall, OK R+62
- Newburg, WV R+66
- McNeal, AZ R+43
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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.