Bolivia leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Bolivia typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bolivia, ~27% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bolivia compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bolivia leans more Republican than 28 of 46 neighbors.
Bolivia runs about 30 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bolivia. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+41) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+8), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Bolivia 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 Bolivia, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Bolivia votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 20%, modestly below the North Carolina average of 27%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Bolivia are family households, above 88% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Bolivia, 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 Bolivia looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Bolivia 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 63%, above 60% of cities. 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.