Washington Park leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 88% of adults in Washington Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Washington Park, ~31% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Washington Park compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Washington Park leans more Republican than 29 of 55 neighbors.
Washington Park runs about 26 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Washington Park. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+25) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+35), a spread of about 60 points.
Why Washington Park 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 Washington Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Washington Park drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Washington Park, NC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Washington Park looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Washington Park have completed high school, about 8 points above the North Carolina average of 88%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Washington Park sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Washington, NC R+9
- Chocowinity, NC R+35
- Hootentown, NC R+41
- Camp Leach, NC R+61
- Pactolus, NC R+16
- Grimesland, NC R+26
- Blounts Creek, NC R+34
- Five Points, NC R+57
- Wilmar, NC R+46
- McConnell, NC R+28
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tusayan, AZ R+29
- Bakersfield, MO R+71
- Hatton, KY R+52
- Minnekahta, SD R+53
- Caneadea, NY R+42
- Ganges, MI R+15
- Mineral, WA R+35
- Rolla, KS R+85
- Borth, WI R+44
- Fruitvale, ID R+63
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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.