Holly Springs leans slightly Democratic by roughly 8 points: about 54% of voters vote Democratic and 46% Republican.
About 93% of adults in Holly Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Holly Springs, ~50% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~7% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Holly Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Holly Springs leans more Democratic than 29 of 40 neighbors.
Holly Springs runs about 10 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Holly Springs. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+12) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+4), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Holly Springs 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 Holly Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 65% of adults in Holly Springs hold a bachelor's degree, about 37 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Holly Springs sits in the top fifth on density (about 58%, above 89% of cities).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Holly Springs, NC sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Holly Springs looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Holly Springs 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Holly Springs have completed high school, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fuquay-Varina, NC R+4
- Apex, NC D+15
- New Hill, NC D+4
- Cokesbury, NC R+49
- Cary, NC D+27
- Hollemans Crossroads, NC R+22
- Willow Spring, NC R+24
- Corinth, NC R+38
- Haywood, NC R+24
- Pine Hurst Park, NC D+12
Cities with Similar Populations
- Salina, KS R+21
- Coatesville, PA D+16
- Chesterfield, MO D+5
- Prescott Valley, AZ R+25
- Morganton, NC R+32
- Chester, VA D+14
- Zephyrhills, FL R+26
- Lompoc, CA D+10
- Wausau, WI Even
- Wauwatosa, WI D+38
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.