Wade Mills leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Wade Mills typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wade Mills, ~44% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wade Mills compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wade Mills leans more Democratic than 47 of 49 neighbors.
Wade Mills runs about 26 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Wade Mills is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Wade Mills 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 Wade Mills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 45% of adults in Wade Mills have never been married, well above similar-sized cities (around 19%). Wade Mills runs against the grain of North Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Wade Mills, NC sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Wade Mills looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Wade Mills 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 48%, about 13 points below the North Carolina average of 61%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wadesboro, NC D+22
- Pinkston, NC D+7
- South Wadesboro, NC D+20
- Lilesville, NC D+8
- Pee Dee, NC R+26
- Ansonville, NC R+24
- Polkton, NC R+16
- Morven, NC D+30
- Deep Creek, NC R+15
- Mangum, NC R+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Allerton, IL R+61
- Denton, MT R+60
- Rockton, WI R+23
- Alledonia, OH R+67
- Jachin, AL D+14
- Whitesville, IN R+60
- Jasper, OH R+61
- Jamaica, IA R+42
- Rosewood, KY R+65
- Overstreet, FL R+67
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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.