Indian Springs leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Indian Springs typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Indian Springs, ~21% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Indian Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Indian Springs leans more Republican than 28 of 56 neighbors.
Indian Springs runs about 26 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Indian Springs. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+42) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+22), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Indian 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 Indian Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Indian Springs hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the North Carolina average of 27%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Indian Springs, NC sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Indian Springs looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Indian Springs is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 48%, about 13 points below the North Carolina average of 61%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 31% of adults in Indian Springs report food insecurity, above 96% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 69% of adults in Indian Springs have completed high school, below 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hopewell, NC R+27
- Seven Springs, NC R+37
- Dudley, NC D+5
- Walnut Creek, NC R+32
- Jenny Lind, NC R+18
- Goldsboro, NC D+8
- La Grange, NC R+17
- Liddell, NC R+59
- Calypso, NC R+47
- Mount Olive, NC R+17
Cities with Similar Populations
- Williamsville, MA R+10
- Henriette, MN R+45
- Walnut Bottom, PA R+54
- Burgess, MI R+10
- Clemons, TX R+31
- Centre, PA R+58
- Cashmere, WV R+69
- Quimby, IA R+54
- Mannsville, KY R+69
- Kyles Ford, TN R+76
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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.