St. Lewis leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 70% of adults in St. Lewis typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in St. Lewis, ~20% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How St. Lewis compares
Among cities within 25 miles, St. Lewis leans more Republican than 67 of 71 neighbors.
St. Lewis runs about 41 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Why St. Lewis 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. Lewis, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in St. Lewis hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the North Carolina average of 27%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; St. Lewis, NC sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in St. Lewis looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and St. Lewis sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pinetops, NC Even
- Macclesfield, NC R+42
- Wilbanks, NC R+39
- Mercer, NC R+50
- Wiggins Crossroads, NC R+29
- Holdens Crossroads, NC R+55
- Old Sparta, NC R+16
- Sharpsburg, NC R+7
- Rosebud, NC R+22
- Elm City, NC R+28
Cities with Similar Populations
- Machen, GA R+40
- Kirby, WV R+66
- Holbrook, PA R+60
- Mountain Park, OK R+61
- Coleman Falls, VA R+37
- Wallace, AR R+46
- Renault, IL R+54
- Lawrence, NC D+5
- Kikers, NC R+48
- Orange, MS R+20
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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.