Boiling Springs leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Boiling Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Boiling Springs, ~20% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Boiling Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Boiling Springs leans more Republican than 12 of 58 neighbors.
Boiling Springs runs about 42 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Boiling Springs. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+59) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+39), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Boiling Springs 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 Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Boiling Springs votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 24%, about 12 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Adult arthritis and voter turnout
Places with a low adult-arthritis rate tend to turn out at a higher rate; Boiling Springs, NC sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Arthritis does not drive turnout; it reflects the age and health profile of an area.
Why turnout in Boiling Springs looks the way it does
Turnout in Boiling Springs sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lattimore, NC R+59
- Mooresboro, NC R+59
- Shelby, NC R+18
- Washburn, NC R+61
- Henrietta, NC R+56
- Patterson Springs, NC R+46
- Kingstown, NC Even
- Earl, NC R+49
- Ellenboro, NC R+64
- Polkville, NC R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Windsor, WI D+19
- Winnie, TX R+53
- Batesburg-Leesville, SC R+11
- Enon, OH R+35
- Vass, NC R+37
- Chicora, PA R+54
- Brighton, IL R+47
- Colgate, WI R+36
- Kingston Springs, TN R+47
- Lochridge, TX R+31
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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.