Terra Ceia leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Terra Ceia typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Terra Ceia, ~22% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Terra Ceia compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Terra Ceia leans more Republican than 30 of 43 neighbors.
Terra Ceia runs about 44 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Why Terra Ceia 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 Terra Ceia, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in Terra Ceia are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Terra Ceia sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 88% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Terra Ceia, 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 Terra Ceia looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Terra Ceia 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 63%, above 57% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Terra Ceia own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Everetts Crossroads, NC R+62
- Yeatesville, NC R+56
- Pike Road, NC R+45
- Pungo, NC R+54
- Jamesville, NC R+31
- Bath, NC R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Littleton, IL R+48
- New Point, GA Even
- North Washington, CO Even
- Rader, MO R+71
- Marblemount, WA R+18
- Pollard, TN R+65
- Paige, VA R+17
- Imbler, OR R+55
- Grand Detour, IL R+34
- Leola, SD R+69
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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.