Tuskeegee is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Tuskeegee typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tuskeegee, ~18% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tuskeegee compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tuskeegee leans more Republican than 21 of 34 neighbors.
Tuskeegee runs about 55 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Why Tuskeegee 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 Tuskeegee, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Tuskeegee live in densely developed areas, about 22 points below the North Carolina average of 27%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Tuskeegee, NC sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Tuskeegee looks the way it does
Turnout in Tuskeegee 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.
Nearby Cities
- Almond, NC R+58
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- Yellow Creek, NC R+63
- Lake Santeetlah, NC R+64
- Needmore, NC R+53
- Sweetgum, NC R+59
- Bryson City, NC R+48
- Topton, NC R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Arnold, KS R+80
- Kent, AR R+59
- Lovewell, KS R+74
- Loon Lake, NY D+4
- Lorenzen, MS D+17
- Utting, AZ R+55
- Blaine, IN R+63
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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.