Davenport Forks leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Davenport Forks typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Davenport Forks, ~22% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Davenport Forks compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Davenport Forks leans more Republican than 22 of 39 neighbors.
Davenport Forks runs about 27 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Why Davenport Forks 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 Davenport Forks, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Davenport Forks live in densely developed areas, about 23 points below the North Carolina average of 27%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Davenport Forks, NC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Davenport Forks looks the way it does
Turnout in Davenport Forks sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Plymouth, NC D+22
- Wenona, NC R+32
- Pike Road, NC R+45
- Roper, NC D+8
- Jamesville, NC R+31
- Pungo, NC R+54
- Woodard, NC D+18
- Terra Ceia, NC R+47
- Mount Tabor, NC R+22
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ace, TX R+65
- Nunda, SD R+52
- Glenover, NE R+51
- Rosedale, OK R+67
- Matheson, CO R+61
- Riego, CA R+45
- Seatonville, IL R+28
- Currinsville, OR R+31
- Georgeville, NC R+58
- Martin, ND R+67
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.