Stella leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Stella typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Stella, ~24% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Stella compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Stella leans more Republican than 39 of 43 neighbors.
Stella runs about 42 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Stella. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+50) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+7), a spread of about 43 points.
Why Stella 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 Stella, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in Stella are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Stella, NC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Stella looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Stella 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Stella have completed high school, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Peletier, NC R+51
- Swansboro, NC R+45
- Hubert, NC R+42
- Pala Alto, NC R+39
- Cedar Point, NC R+42
- Cape Carteret, NC R+39
- Bogue, NC R+41
- Emerald Isle, NC R+30
- Maysville, NC R+32
- Midway Park, NC R+10
Cities with Similar Populations
- Renick, MO R+64
- Newton Lower Falls, MA D+54
- Manchester, NY R+20
- Lake Linden, MI R+18
- Rudy, AR R+61
- Harrisville, PA R+50
- Oyster Bay Cove, NY R+19
- Belleair Bluffs, FL R+14
- Ritzville, WA R+46
- Benwood, WV R+39
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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.