Zebulon leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Zebulon typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Zebulon, ~35% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Zebulon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Zebulon leans more Republican than 12 of 51 neighbors.
Zebulon runs about 4 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Zebulon. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+30) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+33), a spread of about 63 points.
Why Zebulon 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 Zebulon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Zebulon votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 25%, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Zebulon are family households, above 76% of cities.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a low non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Zebulon, NC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Zebulon looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Zebulon is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rocky Cross, NC R+50
- Wendell, NC D+3
- Pine Ridge, NC R+17
- Middlesex, NC R+31
- Bunn, NC R+4
- Samaria, NC R+46
- Rolesville, NC D+8
- Knightdale, NC D+34
- Lake Royale, NC R+39
- Frazier Crossroads, NC R+19
Cities with Similar Populations
- Greenbelt, MD D+69
- Edgewood, MD D+34
- Valinda, CA D+24
- Junction City, KS R+8
- Beckley, WV R+19
- Alexandria, MN R+30
- Kenmore, WA D+46
- Goodlettsville, TN R+8
- Washougal, WA R+6
- Pecan Grove, TX R+17
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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.