28088 leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 89% of adults in 28088 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 28088, ~29% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 28088 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 28088 leans more Republican than 10 of 17 neighbors.
28088 runs about 30 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 28088. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+43) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+26), a spread of about 17 points.
Why 28088 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 28088, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
28088 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 78%, far above the North Carolina average of 27%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; 28088, NC sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 28088 looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in 28088 have completed high school, about 9 points above the North Carolina average of 88%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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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.