East Winston, Winston-Salem, NC Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in East Winston

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

East Winston is a Democratic stronghold. About 91% of voters here vote Democratic and 9% Republican.

 

About 55% of adults in East Winston typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Winston, ~50% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How East Winston compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, East Winston is the most Democratic-leaning.

East Winston runs about 85 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while East Winston is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within East Winston. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+86) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+74), a spread of about 12 points.

Why East Winston leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for East Winston, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in East Winston live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 57% of adults in East Winston have never been married, above 91% of neighborhoods. East Winston runs against the grain of North Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; East Winston, Winston-Salem, NC sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in East Winston looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. East Winston is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 40%, about 21 points below the North Carolina average of 61%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 76% of households in East Winston rent, compared to around 60% in nearby neighborhoods. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 45% of adults in East Winston report food insecurity, above 97% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.