Wiggins Crossroads leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Wiggins Crossroads typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wiggins Crossroads, ~26% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wiggins Crossroads compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wiggins Crossroads leans more Republican than 55 of 67 neighbors.
Wiggins Crossroads runs about 25 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wiggins Crossroads. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+32) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+18), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Wiggins Crossroads 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 Wiggins Crossroads, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Wiggins Crossroads hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the North Carolina average of 27%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Wiggins Crossroads are family households, above 86% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Wiggins Crossroads, NC sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Wiggins Crossroads looks the way it does
Turnout in Wiggins Crossroads sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pinetops, NC Even
- Old Sparta, NC R+16
- Tarboro, NC D+16
- Mercer, NC R+50
- Princeville, NC D+83
- St. Lewis, NC R+44
- Mildred, NC Even
- Macclesfield, NC R+42
- Conetoe, NC Even
- Penny Hill, NC Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Brooklin, ME D+17
- The Rock, GA R+72
- Ashley Falls, MA D+11
- Lincoln Center, ME R+30
- Stone Church, NY R+38
- Cantrall, IL R+38
- Brenton, WV R+72
- Richmond Corner, ME R+17
- Groveland, CA R+20
- Lewiston Woodville, NC D+64
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.