Kipling leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Kipling typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kipling, ~23% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kipling compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kipling leans more Republican than 44 of 47 neighbors.
Kipling runs about 42 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Why Kipling 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 Kipling, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Kipling drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Housing overcrowding and voter turnout
Places with low overcrowding tend to turn out at a higher rate; Kipling, NC sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Kipling looks the way it does
Turnout in Kipling sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lillington, NC R+24
- Cokesbury, NC R+49
- Norrington Crossroads, NC R+37
- Broadway, NC R+35
- Buies Creek, NC R+14
- Bunnlevel, NC R+18
- Corinth, NC R+38
- Fuquay-Varina, NC R+4
- Angier, NC R+29
Cities with Similar Populations
- Passaconaway, NH D+18
- Chapel Hill, AR R+68
- Davisville, KY R+75
- Taylorsville, CA R+12
- Belmont, VT R+6
- Glendale, UT R+71
- Pedlar Mills, VA R+48
- Millwood, MO R+65
- Troy, MN R+36
- Shelby Basin, NY R+45
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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.