Pine Level leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Pine Level typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pine Level, ~22% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pine Level compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pine Level leans more Republican than 31 of 56 neighbors.
Pine Level runs about 33 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pine Level. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+45) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+21), a spread of about 24 points.
Why Pine Level 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 Pine Level, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Pine Level votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 24%, about 12 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Pine Level, NC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Pine Level looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Pine Level is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Selma, NC R+12
- Princeton, NC R+48
- Smithfield, NC R+14
- Wilsons Mills, NC R+9
- Beulahtown, NC R+53
- Kenly, NC R+43
- Four Oaks, NC R+39
- Watson Crossroads, NC R+26
- Pike Crossroads, NC R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Virginia Gardens, FL R+30
- Manhattan, IN R+14
- Remsen, IA R+58
- Otterbein, IN R+46
- Westover, AL R+66
- Albion, IL R+54
- Labadieville, LA R+63
- Junction City, OH R+65
- Campbell, NY R+52
- George, WA R+40
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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.