Sunnyside is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Sunnyside typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sunnyside, ~16% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sunnyside compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sunnyside leans more Republican than 29 of 60 neighbors.
Sunnyside runs about 50 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Why Sunnyside 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 Sunnyside, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Sunnyside drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Sunnyside sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 83% of cities).
Housing overcrowding and voter turnout
Places with low overcrowding tend to turn out at a higher rate; Sunnyside, NC sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Sunnyside looks the way it does
Turnout in Sunnyside sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Enola, NC R+58
- Plateau, NC R+61
- Connellys Springs, NC R+59
- Delight, NC R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Westfir, OR R+26
- Ponsford, MN D+6
- Pittsville, MO R+60
- Willow Hill, IL R+68
- Alpine, TN R+72
- Long Lake, NY Even
- Chapin, NY R+18
- Speedway, WV R+59
- Rockford, WV R+59
- Spring Place, GA R+66
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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.