28449 leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 91% of adults in 28449 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 28449, ~40% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 28449 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 28449 leans more Republican than 3 of 6 neighbors.
28449 runs about 9 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 28449. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+20) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+7), a spread of about 13 points.
Why 28449 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 28449, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 82% of households in 28449 are family households, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 28449, NC sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 28449 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 28449 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 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in 28449 have completed high school, above 97% 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.