Rich Square leans heavily Democratic by roughly 32 points: about 66% of voters vote Democratic and 34% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Rich Square typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rich Square, ~49% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rich Square compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rich Square leans more Democratic than 39 of 58 neighbors.
Rich Square runs about 36 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Rich Square is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Rich Square. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+61) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (Even), a spread of about 60 points.
Why Rich Square 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 Rich Square, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 59% of residents in Rich Square are Black or African American, about 41 points above the North Carolina average of 18%. Rich Square runs against the grain of North Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Rich Square, NC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Rich Square looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Rich Square 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.
Nearby Cities
- Eagletown, NC D+25
- Lasker, NC R+36
- Roxobel, NC D+50
- Woodland, NC D+5
- Norfleet, NC D+50
- Kelford, NC D+51
- Gumberry, NC D+27
- Creeksville, NC R+25
- Conway, NC R+12
- Jackson, NC D+18
Cities with Similar Populations
- East Millinocket, ME R+20
- Slaughters, KY R+62
- Eagletown, OK R+72
- Cumming, IA R+28
- St. Martins, MO R+48
- Randle, WA R+30
- Greenwood, MI R+48
- Boyd, WI R+40
- Craig South Highlands, CO R+65
- Menan, ID R+75
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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.