Vandemere leans slightly Democratic by roughly 10 points: about 55% of voters vote Democratic and 45% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Vandemere typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Vandemere, ~41% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Vandemere compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Vandemere is the most Democratic-leaning.
Vandemere runs about 14 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Vandemere is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Vandemere 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 Vandemere, 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 49% of residents in Vandemere are Black or African American, about 31 points above the North Carolina average of 18%. Vandemere runs against the grain of North Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Cholesterol-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high cholesterol-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Vandemere, NC sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cholesterol screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Vandemere looks the way it does
Turnout in Vandemere 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.
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- Campbell Creek, NC R+10
- Pamlico, NC R+17
- Royal, NC R+23
- Alliance, NC R+37
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mount Braddock, PA R+43
- West Newton, MN R+29
- Ellis Mills, TN R+67
- Havana, KS R+76
- Bim, WV R+71
- Bejou, MN R+26
- Swan Valley, ID R+62
- Rowland, PA R+40
- Buckeye, KS R+69
- Jericho, WI R+50
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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.