28468 leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 96% of adults in 28468 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 28468, ~31% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~4% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 28468 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 28468 leans more Republican than 5 of 9 neighbors.
28468 runs about 33 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 28468. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+41) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+30), a spread of about 11 points.
Why 28468 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 28468, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
28468 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 62%, far above the North Carolina average of 27%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 28468, 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 28468 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 28468 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 89% of households in 28468 own their home, above 83% of zip codes. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in 28468 have completed high school, above 84% 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.