Pope Air Force Base leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 41% of adults in Pope Air Force Base typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pope Air Force Base, ~18% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pope Air Force Base compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pope Air Force Base leans more Republican than 14 of 47 neighbors.
Pope Air Force Base runs about 9 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Why Pope Air Force Base 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 Pope Air Force Base, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Pope Air Force Base votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 88%, far above the North Carolina average of 27%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in Pope Air Force Base are family households, above 96% of cities.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Pope Air Force Base, NC does.
Why turnout in Pope Air Force Base looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Pope Air Force Base is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 96% of households in Pope Air Force Base rent, compared to around 49% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fort Bragg, NC Even
- Spring Lake, NC D+14
- Overhills, NC R+8
- Spout Springs, NC R+10
- Fayetteville, NC D+29
- Slocomb, NC R+26
- Cameron, NC R+18
- Bunnlevel, NC R+18
- Linden, NC R+21
- Lobelia, NC R+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- New Buffalo, OH R+17
- Piper, PA R+63
- Vincent, IA R+43
- Mineral Springs, PA R+60
- Estrella, CO R+31
- Westboro, OH R+66
- Long Branch, PA R+38
- Corona, SD R+56
- Irwin, ID R+62
- Hamilton Crossroads, AL R+53
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.