Unionville is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Unionville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Unionville, ~19% vote Democratic, ~68% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Unionville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Unionville leans more Republican than 33 of 47 neighbors.
Unionville runs about 52 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Unionville. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+64) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+28), a spread of about 36 points.
Why Unionville 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 Unionville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 75% of households in Unionville are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Unionville, NC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Unionville looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Unionville 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hemby Bridge, NC R+18
- Lake Park, NC R+14
- Monroe, NC R+16
- Indian Trail, NC R+15
- New Salem, NC R+67
- Wingate, NC R+10
- Stallings, NC R+18
- Marshville, NC R+37
- Stanfield, NC R+69
- Mint Hill, NC R+4
Cities with Similar Populations
- Montesano, WA R+13
- Swansboro, NC R+45
- Mohave Valley, AZ R+44
- Belle Fourche, SD R+56
- Oconto, WI R+36
- Orange City, IA R+41
- Fort Knox, KY R+13
- Madison, SD R+33
- South Berwick, ME Even
- Oceano, CA D+9
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.