Most Republican in North Carolina

Top 100 cities ranked by most republican

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Most Republican — North Carolina

1 King 79.4%

2 High Point 78.3%

3 Asheboro 78.3%

4 Archdale 78.3%

5 Mount Airy 76.3%

6 Lenoir 76.0%

7 Sawmills 76.0%

8 Albemarle 75.1%

9 Moyock 75.0%

10 Marion 74.2%

11 Forest City 73.6%

12 Kill Devil Hills 73.5%

13 Thomasville 73.0%

14 Lexington 73.0%

15 Trinity 73.0%

16 Mocksville 72.6%

17 Lincolnton 72.5%

18 Havelock 71.1%

19 Morehead City 71.1%

20 Morganton 70.3%

21 Oak Island 68.8%

22 St. James 68.8%

23 Hickory 68.6%

24 Newton 68.6%

25 St. Stephens 68.6%

26 Conover 68.6%

27 Eden 67.6%

28 Reidsville 67.6%

29 Salisbury 67.5%

30 Jacksonville 67.5%

31 Piney Green 67.5%

32 Half Moon 67.5%

33 Shelby 67.2%

34 Cherryville 67.2%

35 Hampstead 67.1%

36 Mooresville 65.9%

37 Statesville 65.9%

38 Lake Norman of Iredell 65.9%

39 Lake Norman of Catawba 65.9%

40 Hope Mills 64.6%

41 Pinehurst 64.3%

42 Southern Pines 64.3%

43 Aberdeen 64.3%

44 Whispering Pines 64.3%

45 Lumberton 63.5%

46 Waxhaw 62.1%

47 Marvin 62.1%

48 Gastonia 62.1%

49 Mount Holly 62.1%

50 Belmont 62.1%

51 Kings Mountain 62.1%

52 Dallas 62.1%

53 Bessemer City 62.1%

54 Cramerton 62.1%

55 Leland 62.0%

56 Boiling Spring Lakes 62.0%

57 Anderson Creek 62.0%

58 Dunn 62.0%

59 Angier 62.0%

60 Waynesville 62.0%

61 Roxboro 61.4%

62 Clayton 60.2%

63 Smithfield 60.2%

64 Selma 60.2%

65 Archer Lodge 60.2%

66 New Bern 59.8%

67 Goldsboro 58.8%

68 Sanford 58.3%

69 Spout Springs 58.3%

70 Barbecue 58.3%

71 Hendersonville 56.7%

72 Fletcher 56.7%

73 Etowah 56.7%

74 Mills River 56.7%

75 East Flat Rock 56.7%

76 Brevard 55.5%

77 Williamston 54.9%

78 Oxford 54.3%

79 Cullowhee 54.0%

80 Burlington 53.5%

81 Mebane 53.5%

82 Graham 53.5%

83 Elon 53.5%

84 Gibsonville 53.5%

85 Concord 53.2%

86 Kannapolis 53.2%

87 Harrisburg 53.2%

88 Locust 53.2%

89 Laurinburg 53.2%

90 Rockingham 53.2%

91 Hamlet 53.2%

92 Kinston 53.0%

93 Elizabeth City 52.0%

94 Rocky Mount 50.5%

95 Nashville 50.5%

96 Wilson 49.4%

97 Wilmington 49.2%

98 Murraysville 49.2%

99 Myrtle Grove 49.2%

100 Kings Grant 49.2%

Explore the top 100 cities ranked by most republican in North Carolina.

City rankings help residents, researchers, and policymakers understand how communities compare across important quality-of-life measures.

Data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau, FBI Crime Statistics, and NOAA climate records.

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