Boiling Spring Lakes leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Boiling Spring Lakes typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Boiling Spring Lakes, ~25% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Boiling Spring Lakes compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Boiling Spring Lakes leans more Republican than 38 of 41 neighbors.
Boiling Spring Lakes runs about 40 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Why Boiling Spring Lakes leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Boiling Spring Lakes, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Boiling Spring Lakes votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 41%, modestly above the North Carolina average of 27%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Boiling Spring Lakes, NC sits above the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Boiling Spring Lakes looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Boiling Spring Lakes 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 65%, above 67% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Funston, NC R+33
- Southport, NC R+23
- St. James, NC R+27
- Kure Beach, NC R+12
- Piney Grove, NC R+18
- Carolina Beach, NC R+11
- Winnabow, NC R+25
- Bolivia, NC R+34
- Caswell Beach, NC R+24
- Town Creek, NC R+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tellico Plains, TN R+73
- New Tripoli, PA R+34
- Townsend, MA R+10
- Exeter, RI R+3
- Clever, MO R+67
- Albion, IN R+53
- Chilhowie, VA R+60
- Union Beach, NJ R+24
- University Park, PA D+26
- Kildeer, IL D+9
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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.