Five Points is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Five Points typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Five Points, ~17% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Five Points compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Five Points leans more Republican than 43 of 50 neighbors.
Five Points runs about 54 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Five Points. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+58) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+48), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Five Points 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 Five Points, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Five Points hold a bachelor's degree, about 18 points below the North Carolina average of 27%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Five Points, NC sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Five Points looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Five Points 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 64%, above 64% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pinetown, NC R+57
- Everetts Crossroads, NC R+62
- Terra Ceia, NC R+47
- Camp Leach, NC R+61
- Hootentown, NC R+41
- Washington, NC R+9
- Bath, NC R+56
- Yeatesville, NC R+56
- Core Point, NC R+42
- Washington Park, NC R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dederick, MO R+73
- West Robbin, TN R+71
- West Delhi, NY R+12
- Wilmington, VA R+12
- Dicksonburg, PA R+52
- Glenwood, MO R+69
- Monson, ME R+39
- Union Furnace, OH R+57
- Hallock, OH R+57
- Pacama, NY D+25
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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.