Varnum leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 90% of adults in Varnum typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Varnum, ~31% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Varnum compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Varnum leans more Republican than 19 of 40 neighbors.
Varnum runs about 27 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Varnum. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+41) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+22), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Varnum 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 Varnum, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Varnum votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 30%, about 6 points below the U.S. average of 36%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Varnum, NC sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Varnum looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Varnum 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Varnum own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Varnamtown, NC R+50
- Lennon Crossroads, NC R+35
- Bolivia, NC R+34
- Oak Island, NC R+30
- St. James, NC R+27
- Supply, NC R+43
- Holden Beach, NC R+37
- Piney Grove, NC R+18
- Caswell Beach, NC R+24
- Southport, NC R+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Petroleum, KY R+66
- Scandia, PA R+50
- Lefor, ND R+74
- Bostwick, FL R+72
- Siluria, AL R+59
- Lula, MS R+4
- Frazier, MO R+54
- Redmesa, CO R+27
- Curryville, PA R+60
- Spink, SD R+48
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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.