Wade leans heavily Democratic by roughly 44 points: about 72% of voters vote Democratic and 28% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Wade typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wade, ~61% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wade compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Wade leans more Democratic than 4 of 12 neighbors.
Wade runs about 47 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Wade is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Wade. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+67) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+18), a spread of about 49 points.
Why Wade 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 Wade, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 77% of adults in Wade hold a bachelor's degree, about 49 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Wade runs against the grain of North Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Wade, Raleigh, NC sits above the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Wade looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wade 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Hillsborough, Raleigh, NC D+55
- Glenwood, Raleigh, NC D+19
- Five Points, Raleigh, NC D+38
- Mordecai, Raleigh, NC D+61
- Central, Raleigh, NC D+65
- North Central, Raleigh, NC D+67
- West, Raleigh, NC D+45
- Six Forks, Raleigh, NC D+27
- Southwest Raleigh, Raleigh, NC D+47
- South Central, Raleigh, NC D+69
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Contempo, Union City, CA D+30
- Buckman, Portland, OR D+80
- Schuylerville, Bronx, NY D+11
- Lauderdale Lakes West Gate, Lauderdale Lakes, FL D+65
- Northwest Crossing, San Antonio, TX D+13
- Bay View, Norfolk, VA D+19
- Fairlington-Shirlington, Arlington, VA D+64
- Logan, Spokane, WA D+30
- River West, Bend, OR D+45
- Adams Park, Atlanta, GA D+86
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.