Thomas Landing leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 92% of adults in Thomas Landing typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Thomas Landing, ~25% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~8% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Thomas Landing compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Thomas Landing leans more Republican than 19 of 23 neighbors.
Thomas Landing runs about 42 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Thomas Landing. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+49) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+38), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Thomas Landing 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 Thomas Landing, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 83% of households in Thomas Landing are family households, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Thomas Landing, NC sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Thomas Landing looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Thomas Landing 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Thomas Landing have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Folkstone, NC R+43
- Holly Ridge, NC R+39
- North Topsail Beach, NC R+40
- Sneads Ferry, NC R+44
- Fulcher Landing, NC R+28
- Surf City, NC R+39
- Peru, NC R+22
- Woodside, NC R+35
- Topsail Beach, NC R+30
- Camp Lejeune, NC R+3
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- Yenome, SC R+29
- Ireland Corners, NY D+31
- St. Francis, ME R+40
- Winchester, ID R+65
- Reyno, AR R+72
- Stevensburg, VA R+40
- Braithwaite, LA D+28
- Valley Center, MI R+55
- Callao, MO R+69
- Lakeside, WA R+27
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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.