Mineral Springs leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 91% of adults in Mineral Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mineral Springs, ~28% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mineral Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mineral Springs leans more Republican than 35 of 49 neighbors.
Mineral Springs runs about 35 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mineral Springs. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+50) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+28), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Mineral 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 Mineral Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 83% of households in Mineral Springs are family households, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Mineral Springs, NC sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Mineral Springs looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Mineral 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Mineral Springs own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Waxhaw, NC R+20
- Wesley Chapel, NC R+19
- Weddington, NC R+21
- Marvin, NC R+11
- Monroe, NC R+16
- Indian Trail, NC R+15
- Van Wyck, SC R+27
- Indian Land, SC R+20
- Lake Park, NC R+14
Cities with Similar Populations
- North Great River, NY R+29
- Minden, NE R+57
- Mason, TN R+7
- St. James City, FL R+41
- Marionville, MO R+60
- Freeland, MD R+26
- Gordo, AL R+55
- Independence, VA R+52
- Harveys Lake, PA R+27
- Monticello, MS R+35
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.