Goose Pond leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Goose Pond typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Goose Pond, ~28% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Goose Pond compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Goose Pond leans more Republican than 32 of 55 neighbors.
Goose Pond runs about 9 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Goose Pond. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+23) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+10), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Goose Pond 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 Goose Pond, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Goose Pond live in densely developed areas, about 22 points below the North Carolina average of 27%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 92% of households in Goose Pond are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Goose Pond, NC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Goose Pond looks the way it does
High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Goose Pond have completed high school, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Colerain, NC R+7
- Trap, NC D+8
- Perrytown, NC R+19
- Rockyhock, NC R+51
- Harrellsville, NC R+11
- Lloyd Crossroads, NC R+10
- Powellsville, NC D+35
- Tyner, NC R+42
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lecta, OH R+66
- Florence, NY R+52
- Francis Mills, NJ R+41
- Steinersville, OH R+63
- Lisbon, TN R+78
- Trade City, PA R+67
- Tinaja, NM R+10
- Litchville, ND R+55
- Foster, VA R+33
- Gilman, VT R+34
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.