Red Springs, NC Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Red Springs

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Red Springs is a true toss-up. About 49% of voters here vote Democratic and 51% Republican.

 

About 59% of adults in Red Springs typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Red Springs, ~29% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Red Springs compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Red Springs sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 14 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 43 leaning the other way.

Politically, Red Springs sits close to the rest of North Carolina.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Red Springs. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+42) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+23), a spread of about 65 points.

Why Red Springs leans the way it does

Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Red Springs. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.

High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout

Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Red Springs, NC does.

Why turnout in Red Springs looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Red Springs is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 45%, about 16 points below the North Carolina average of 61%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 32% of households in Red Springs rent, above 87% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 35% of adults in Red Springs report food insecurity, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.