28791 leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 93% of adults in 28791 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 28791, ~44% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~7% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 28791 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 28791 leans more Republican than 3 of 16 neighbors.
Politically, 28791 sits close to the rest of North Carolina.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 28791. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+8) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+21), a spread of about 29 points.
Why 28791 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 28791, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
28791 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 60%, 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; 28791, 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 28791 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 28791 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%. 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.