Kinston is a Republican stronghold. About 7% of voters here vote Democratic and 93% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Kinston typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kinston, ~4% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kinston compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kinston leans more Republican than 39 of 53 neighbors.
Kinston runs about 55 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Kinston. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+90) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+78), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Kinston 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 Kinston, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Kinston drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Kinston sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 85% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Kinston, AL sits below the national average 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 Kinston looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 81% of adults in Kinston have completed high school, about 8 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rhoades, AL R+89
- Lowery, AL R+90
- Perry Store, AL R+90
- Weeks, AL R+88
- Earlytown, AL R+88
- Opp, AL R+61
- Onycha, AL R+88
- Goodman, AL R+89
- Samson, AL R+71
- Sellersville, AL R+84
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dover, ID R+21
- Birchwood, WI R+32
- Wells, TX R+74
- Blossburg, PA R+48
- Tarlton, OH R+58
- Emmett, MI R+51
- Pearl City, IL R+43
- Minneota, MN R+47
- Corning, OH R+58
- Chase, MI R+45
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Alabama Secretary of State, 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.