St. James leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in St. James typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in St. James, ~43% vote Democratic, ~73% Republican, and ~-16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How St. James compares
Among cities within 25 miles, St. James leans more Republican than 15 of 34 neighbors.
St. James runs about 23 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Why St. James 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 St. James, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
St. James votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 53%, well above the North Carolina average of 27%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in St. James are family households, above 90% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; St. James, NC sits in the top tenth 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 St. James looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. St. James 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 80%, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in St. James own their home, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in St. James have completed high school, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Oak Island, NC R+30
- Southport, NC R+23
- Caswell Beach, NC R+24
- Varnum, NC R+30
- Bolivia, NC R+34
- Varnamtown, NC R+50
- Lennon Crossroads, NC R+35
- Boiling Spring Lakes, NC R+43
- Piney Grove, NC R+18
- Bald Head Island, NC R+7
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rogersville, AL R+73
- Elba, AL R+46
- Clayton, GA R+56
- Mount Wolf, PA R+28
- Boones Mill, VA R+48
- West Concord, MA D+53
- Linglestown, PA R+9
- Port Isabel, TX R+6
- Algona, IA R+34
- Mahanoy City, PA R+7
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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.