Vannoy is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Vannoy typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Vannoy, ~9% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Vannoy compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Vannoy leans more Republican than 57 of 60 neighbors.
Vannoy runs about 66 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Vannoy. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+51), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Vannoy 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 Vannoy, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Vannoy, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 19 points below the North Carolina average of 27%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Vannoy, NC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Vannoy looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 83% of adults in Vannoy have completed high school, about 7 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Moxley, NC R+71
- Millers Creek, NC R+65
- Hays, NC R+69
- Parsonville, NC R+66
- Scottville, NC R+54
- Joynes, NC R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sand Springs, TX R+82
- Seal, OH R+62
- Ludlow, CO R+30
- Fostoria, KS R+55
- Loma, NE R+60
- Excelsior Beach, ID R+67
- Fly, OH R+61
- Rego, IN R+64
- Enchanted Hills, IN R+55
- Redmon, IL R+66
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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.