Sugarfork leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 88% of adults in Sugarfork typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sugarfork, ~30% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sugarfork compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sugarfork leans more Republican than 15 of 53 neighbors.
Sugarfork runs about 28 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Why Sugarfork 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 Sugarfork, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 92% of residents in Sugarfork drive to work alone, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Sugarfork, NC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Sugarfork looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Sugarfork 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Sugarfork have completed high school, above 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ellijay, NC R+45
- Highlands, NC R+9
- Scaly Mountain, NC R+31
- Erastus, NC R+29
- Glenville, NC R+21
- Cashiers, NC R+15
- Franklin, NC R+45
- Pumpkintown, NC R+25
- Speedwell, NC R+29
- Otto, NC R+43
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ettersburg, CA D+13
- North Bangor, PA R+36
- Kremlin, MT R+29
- Little Emory, TN R+61
- Gee, KY R+61
- Hootentown, KY R+61
- Lake Delaware, NY D+6
- Skanee, MI R+26
- Kernville, OR D+4
- Cambra, PA R+41
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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.