Five Points leans heavily Democratic by roughly 38 points: about 69% of voters vote Democratic and 31% Republican.
About 99% of adults in Five Points typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Five Points, ~68% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~1% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Five Points compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Five Points leans more Democratic than 3 of 12 neighbors.
Five Points runs about 42 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Five Points is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Five Points. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+51) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+15), a spread of about 36 points.
Why Five Points 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 Five Points, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 85% of adults in Five Points hold a bachelor's degree, about 56 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Five Points 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; Five Points, Raleigh, 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 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 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Five Points have completed high school, above 90% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Mordecai, Raleigh, NC D+61
- North Central, Raleigh, NC D+67
- Wade, Raleigh, NC D+44
- Glenwood, Raleigh, NC D+19
- Hillsborough, Raleigh, NC D+55
- Central, Raleigh, NC D+65
- Six Forks, Raleigh, NC D+27
- East Raleigh, Raleigh, NC D+64
- Falls of Neuse, Raleigh, NC D+31
- South Central, Raleigh, NC D+69
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Rosemont, Orlando, FL D+55
- Downtown Jamestown, Jamestown, NY Even
- University Area, Anchorage, AK D+29
- Pacific-Riverside, San Bernardino, CA D+21
- Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport, LA D+33
- Ohio City-West Side, Cleveland, OH D+59
- Boyd Acres, Bend, OR D+5
- Robla, Sacramento, CA D+21
- Village East, Aurora, CO D+31
- Athens, West Athens, CA D+63
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.