28428 leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 89% of adults in 28428 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 28428, ~40% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 28428 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 28428 leans more Republican than 5 of 8 neighbors.
28428 runs about 8 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 28428. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+15) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+3), a spread of about 12 points.
Why 28428 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 28428, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
28428 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 61%, far above the North Carolina average of 27%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; 28428, NC sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 28428 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 28428 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in 28428 have completed high school, above 98% of zip codes. 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.