Six Forks leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.
About 88% of adults in Six Forks typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Six Forks, ~56% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Six Forks compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Six Forks leans more Democratic than 2 of 11 neighbors.
Six Forks runs about 30 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Six Forks is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Six Forks. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+31) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+16), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Six Forks 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 Six Forks, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 71% of adults in Six Forks hold a bachelor's degree, about 43 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Six Forks runs against the grain of North Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Six Forks, Raleigh, NC sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Six Forks looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Six Forks 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Falls of Neuse, Raleigh, NC D+31
- Glenwood, Raleigh, NC D+19
- Five Points, Raleigh, NC D+38
- Wade, Raleigh, NC D+44
- Mordecai, Raleigh, NC D+61
- Hillsborough, Raleigh, NC D+55
- North Central, Raleigh, NC D+67
- East Raleigh, Raleigh, NC D+64
- North, Raleigh, NC D+27
- Central, Raleigh, NC D+65
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Como, St. Paul, MN D+61
- Far North Dallas-Richardson, Richardson, TX D+29
- Rancho West, San Bernardino, CA D+18
- Silver Lakes, Pembroke Pines, FL D+16
- Fells Point, Baltimore, MD D+70
- West Ward, Easton, PA D+27
- Greater Fifth Ward, Houston, TX D+63
- Edison Historic District, Pomona, CA D+36
- Sterling Park, Sterling, VA D+23
- Welleby, Sunrise, FL D+21
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.