Ingold leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Ingold typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ingold, ~20% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ingold compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ingold leans more Republican than 33 of 49 neighbors.
Ingold runs about 20 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ingold. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+9) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+25), a spread of about 34 points.
Why Ingold 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 Ingold, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 15% of adults in Ingold hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the North Carolina average of 27%.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a high uninsured rate tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Ingold, NC does.
Why turnout in Ingold looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Ingold is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 27% of adults in Ingold report food insecurity, above 93% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 75% of adults in Ingold have completed high school, below 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Garland, NC R+11
- Delway, NC R+16
- Butlers Crossroads, NC R+36
- Taylors Bridge, NC R+20
- Parkersburg, NC R+18
- Piney Ridge, NC R+30
- Harrells, NC R+8
- Waycross, NC R+16
- Mintz, NC R+13
- Shanghai, NC R+11
Cities with Similar Populations
- Capel, GA R+75
- Stillwater, NV R+5
- Story, OK R+72
- Pasco, OH R+64
- Fairland, TX R+68
- Happy Hollow, MO R+65
- South Renovo, PA R+58
- Hoytville, OH R+55
- Gabriels, NY D+20
- Sumter, GA R+6
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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.