Salter Path leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 95% of adults in Salter Path typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Salter Path, ~35% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~5% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Salter Path compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Salter Path leans more Republican than 8 of 40 neighbors.
Salter Path runs about 23 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Why Salter Path leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Salter Path. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Salter Path, NC sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Salter Path looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Salter Path 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 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Salter Path own their home, compared to around 76% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Salter Path have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Indian Beach, NC R+26
- Pine Knoll Shores, NC R+22
- Newport, NC R+39
- Mansfield, NC R+41
- Morehead City, NC R+22
- Atlantic Beach, NC R+31
- Bogue, NC R+41
- Emerald Isle, NC R+30
- Cape Carteret, NC R+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- Chester, NE R+69
- Willows, MS D+27
- Wrights Corners, MI R+44
- Shiloh, AR R+48
- Cuthand, TX R+75
- Central Pacolet, SC R+48
- Southview, PA R+43
- Dolton, SD R+59
- Murrays Crossroads, GA R+48
- Beccaria, PA R+62
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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.