Tillery leans heavily Democratic by roughly 38 points: about 69% of voters vote Democratic and 31% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Tillery typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tillery, ~50% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tillery compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tillery leans more Democratic than 40 of 58 neighbors.
Tillery runs about 41 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Tillery is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Tillery. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+58) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+29), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Tillery 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 Tillery, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 65% of residents in Tillery are Black or African American, about 47 points above the North Carolina average of 18%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 51% of adults in Tillery have never been married, above 98% of cities. Tillery runs against the grain of North Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Tillery, NC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Tillery looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Tillery is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 48%, about 13 points below the North Carolina average of 61%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Gumberry, NC D+27
- Scotland Neck, NC D+39
- Halifax, NC D+24
- Draughn, NC D+9
- Roseneath, NC R+14
- Mud Castle, NC D+68
- Norfleet, NC D+50
- Rich Square, NC D+32
- Enfield, NC D+64
- Dawson Crossroads, NC D+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- West Epping, NH R+12
- Burdette, AR R+40
- Cottrell, OR R+21
- Hendricks, WV R+39
- Shiloh, MI R+47
- Vasa, MN R+42
- Sardis, AR R+72
- Flat Top Mountain, TN R+70
- Bratt, FL R+75
- Portland, KY R+64
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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.