Rolling Roads is a Democratic stronghold. About 75% of voters here vote Democratic and 25% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Rolling Roads typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rolling Roads, ~42% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rolling Roads compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Rolling Roads leans more Democratic than 2 of 8 neighbors.
Rolling Roads runs about 54 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Rolling Roads is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Rolling Roads. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+59) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+42), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Rolling Roads leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Rolling Roads, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rolling Roads votes against the grain of North Carolina. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Rolling Roads runs about 54 points more Democratic.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Rolling Roads, Greensboro, NC sits below the national average 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 Rolling Roads looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Rolling Roads is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 7% of homes in Rolling Roads have more than one occupant per room, above 84% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 72% of adults in Rolling Roads have completed high school, below 93% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Smith Homes, Greensboro, NC D+85
- Lindley Park, Greensboro, NC D+52
- Brice Street Area, Greensboro, NC D+61
- Hewitt Area, Greensboro, NC D+60
- College Hill, Greensboro, NC D+76
- Starmount Forest, Greensboro, NC D+39
- Cumberland, Greensboro, NC D+92
- Adams Farm, Greensboro, NC D+41
- New Irving Park, Greensboro, NC D+26
- O Henry Oaks, Greensboro, NC D+60
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Bayou St John, New Orleans, LA D+59
- Colemans Daytona, Daytona Beach, FL D+68
- Puhi, Lihue, HI D+17
- Lake Park, Worcester, MA D+30
- Highlands, Wilmington, DE D+50
- Franklin Falls, Franklin, NH R+4
- Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View, CA D+38
- Downtown Nashville, Nashville, TN D+50
- South Park, Tucson, AZ D+38
- Meadow Springs, Richland, WA R+7
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.