Neuse Forest leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Neuse Forest typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Neuse Forest, ~24% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Neuse Forest compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Neuse Forest leans more Republican than 24 of 56 neighbors.
Neuse Forest runs about 26 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Why Neuse Forest 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 Neuse Forest, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Neuse Forest live in densely developed areas, about 22 points below the North Carolina average of 27%.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Neuse Forest, NC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Neuse Forest looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Neuse Forest 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 65%, above 68% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cherry Point, NC R+19
- Havelock, NC R+17
- Thurman, NC R+19
- James City, NC R+20
- Kennel Beach, NC R+62
- Minnesott Beach, NC R+26
- Fairfield Harbour, NC R+41
- New Bern, NC R+8
- Trent Woods, NC R+25
- Arapahoe, NC R+34
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gatzke, MN R+40
- Young, WV R+62
- Comet, VA R+23
- Valley, WI R+30
- Farewell, MO R+71
- Crag, WV R+66
- Wittens Mills, VA R+65
- Kukuihaele, HI D+23
- Columbia, SD R+59
- Quaker Street, NY R+23
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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.