Red Oak leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 89% of adults in Red Oak typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Red Oak, ~26% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Red Oak compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Red Oak leans more Republican than 56 of 64 neighbors.
Red Oak runs about 39 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Red Oak. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+52) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+26), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Red Oak 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 Red Oak, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 82% of households in Red Oak are family households, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Red Oak, NC sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Red Oak looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Red Oak 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Red Oak own their home, compared to around 74% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Drake, NC Even
- Hilliardston, NC D+18
- Nashville, NC R+13
- Taylors Store, NC D+17
- Salem, NC Even
- Rocky Mount, NC D+35
- Dortches, NC R+17
- Battleboro, NC D+20
- Matthews Crossroads, NC R+2
- Whitakers, NC D+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Linden, TN R+73
- Tipton, MO R+57
- Fredericksburg, PA R+56
- Eastham, MA D+31
- Mulino, OR R+34
- Elkhorn City, KY R+67
- Lexington, AL R+78
- Ellsworth, KS R+45
- Runaway Bay, TX R+72
- Snowmass Village, CO D+34
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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.