Trap leans slightly Democratic by roughly 8 points: about 54% of voters vote Democratic and 46% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Trap typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Trap, ~36% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Trap compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Trap leans more Democratic than 32 of 55 neighbors.
Trap runs about 12 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Trap. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+45) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+10), a spread of about 55 points.
Why Trap 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 Trap, 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 67% of residents in Trap are Black or African American, about 49 points above the North Carolina average of 18%.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Trap, NC sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Trap looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Trap own their home, about 20 points above the North Carolina average of 74%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Colerain, NC R+7
- Powellsville, NC D+35
- Goose Pond, NC R+12
- Harrellsville, NC R+11
- Perrytown, NC R+19
- St. John, NC D+35
- Askewville, NC R+33
- Lloyd Crossroads, NC R+10
- Ahoskie, NC D+33
- Cofield, NC D+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zortman, MT R+59
- Latham, TN R+71
- Lawler, MN R+16
- Carbondale, WV R+54
- Pitcairn, NY R+43
- Tecate, CA R+14
- Weisel, PA R+25
- Thompson, MI R+25
- Newgulf, TX R+54
- Springvale, GA D+39
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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.