Ringwood is a Democratic stronghold. About 83% of voters here vote Democratic and 17% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Ringwood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ringwood, ~62% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ringwood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ringwood leans more Democratic than 54 of 57 neighbors.
Ringwood runs about 68 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Ringwood is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ringwood. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+73) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+45), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Ringwood 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 Ringwood, 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 76% of residents in Ringwood are Black or African American, about 58 points above the North Carolina average of 18%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 41% of adults in Ringwood have never been married, above 94% of cities. Ringwood runs against the grain of North Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Ringwood, NC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Ringwood looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Ringwood 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 46%, about 15 points below the North Carolina average of 61%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ita, NC D+42
- Glenview, NC D+73
- Hollister, NC D+41
- Heathsville, NC D+26
- Dawson Crossroads, NC D+70
- Enfield, NC D+64
- Salem, NC Even
- Whitakers, NC D+32
- Hilliardston, NC D+18
- Grove Hill, NC D+40
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mount Vernon Springs, NC R+36
- Long Bridge, LA R+27
- Wards, NC R+43
- Frederick, SD R+58
- Grand Portage, MN D+28
- Spiritwood, ND R+55
- Painter Creek, OH R+71
- Little Hope, PA R+44
- Cassville, PA R+70
- Mansfield, WA R+46
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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.