Walkertown leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Walkertown typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Walkertown, ~29% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Walkertown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Walkertown leans more Republican than 15 of 48 neighbors.
Walkertown runs about 20 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Walkertown. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+17) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+38), a spread of about 55 points.
Why Walkertown 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 Walkertown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Walkertown votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 36%, modestly above the North Carolina average of 27%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Walkertown, NC sits in the top 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 Walkertown looks the way it does
Turnout in Walkertown 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.
Nearby Cities
- Dennis, NC R+48
- Belews Creek, NC R+42
- Kernersville, NC R+14
- Winston-Salem, NC R+9
- Rural Hall, NC R+15
- Germanton, NC R+56
- Oak Ridge, NC R+18
- Bethania, NC R+6
- Walnut Cove, NC R+52
- Colfax, NC R+7
Cities with Similar Populations
- Red Bank, SC R+43
- Kempner, TX R+52
- Pocahontas, AR R+59
- South Haven, MI Even
- Kenai, AK R+28
- Chillicothe, MO R+46
- Coarsegold, CA R+29
- Parsons, KS R+25
- Triangle, VA D+43
- Harrisburg, IL R+44
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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.