Vests is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 88% of adults in Vests typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Vests, ~18% vote Democratic, ~70% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Vests compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Vests leans more Republican than 11 of 50 neighbors.
Vests runs about 54 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Why Vests leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Vests. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Vests, NC sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Vests looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Vests 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 65%, above 67% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Vests 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
- Oak Park, NC R+56
- Ogreeta, NC R+60
- Violet, NC R+61
- Letitia, NC R+62
- Grape Creek, NC R+64
- Unaka, NC R+64
- Murphy, NC R+50
- Farner, TN R+75
- Turtletown, TN R+74
- Cokercreek, TN R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Doolittle Mills, IN R+53
- Zurich, MT R+66
- Tabernacle, NJ R+28
- Cleveland, ND R+61
- Sykeston, ND R+62
- Lamont, KS R+63
- Westville, MO R+67
- Redstone Arsenal, AL R+2
- Hodge, AL R+80
- Montier, MO R+67
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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.