Spring Lake leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Spring Lake typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Spring Lake, ~38% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Spring Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Spring Lake leans more Democratic than 45 of 46 neighbors.
Spring Lake runs about 17 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Spring Lake is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Spring Lake. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+41) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+19), a spread of about 59 points.
Why Spring Lake 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 Spring Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Spring Lake is about 38%, about 34 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 34% of adults in Spring Lake have never been married, above 85% of cities. Spring Lake runs against the grain of North Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Spring Lake, NC sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Spring Lake looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Spring Lake 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
- Pope Air Force Base, NC R+12
- Overhills, NC R+8
- Spout Springs, NC R+10
- Fort Bragg, NC Even
- Bunnlevel, NC R+18
- Slocomb, NC R+26
- Linden, NC R+21
- Norrington Crossroads, NC R+37
- Cameron, NC R+18
- Fayetteville, NC D+29
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gatesville, TX R+43
- Sun Valley, NV R+4
- Gardner, MA D+3
- Greenwood, MS D+51
- Toccoa, GA R+51
- Elkridge, MD D+45
- Chalmette, LA R+10
- McNair, VA D+46
- Petal, MS R+60
- Ferndale, MI D+53
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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.