Steen Town leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Steen Town typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Steen Town, ~23% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Steen Town compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Steen Town leans more Republican than 38 of 55 neighbors.
Steen Town runs about 22 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Steen Town. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+33) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+15), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Steen Town 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 Steen Town, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Steen Town hold a bachelor's degree, about 18 points below the North Carolina average of 27%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Steen Town, NC sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Steen Town looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Steen Town 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 45%, about 15 points below the North Carolina average of 61%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Old Hundred, NC R+19
- Hamlet, NC R+7
- New Town, NC R+13
- Dobbins Heights, NC D+60
- Laurel Hill, NC R+34
- Gibson, NC R+12
- Richmond Mills, NC R+29
- Oak Ridge Park, NC R+16
- Elmore, NC R+10
- East Rockingham, NC R+21
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wrights, IL R+65
- Van Burensburg, IL R+56
- Blockton, IA R+59
- Bessville, MO R+72
- Jethro, AR R+70
- Penryn, PA R+45
- La Junta, NM D+13
- Braddyville, IA R+58
- Jackson Summit, NY R+43
- Broadway, PA R+52
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.