Glenwood leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% Republican.
About 96% of adults in Glenwood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Glenwood, ~58% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~4% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Glenwood compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Glenwood is the least Democratic-leaning.
Glenwood runs about 22 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Glenwood is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Glenwood. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+25) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+10), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Glenwood 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 Glenwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 85% of adults in Glenwood hold a bachelor's degree, about 56 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Glenwood runs against the grain of North Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Glenwood, Raleigh, NC sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Glenwood looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Glenwood 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 79%, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Glenwood have completed high school, above 87% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Wade, Raleigh, NC D+44
- Six Forks, Raleigh, NC D+27
- Five Points, Raleigh, NC D+38
- Hillsborough, Raleigh, NC D+55
- Mordecai, Raleigh, NC D+61
- Falls of Neuse, Raleigh, NC D+31
- North Central, Raleigh, NC D+67
- Central, Raleigh, NC D+65
- West, Raleigh, NC D+45
- South Central, Raleigh, NC D+69
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Burnham Park, Milwaukee, WI D+36
- Regent, Madison, WI D+75
- Hidden Cove-Indian Creek, San Antonio, TX D+23
- Union Square, San Francisco, CA D+59
- Edgerton, Rochester, NY D+56
- Bel Air, Los Angeles, CA D+20
- Union Hill, Worcester, MA D+29
- Arnett Benson, Lubbock, TX D+11
- Hillsdale, Portland, OR D+74
- Rohnerville, Fortuna, CA D+6
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.