Wise Forks leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Wise Forks typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wise Forks, ~21% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wise Forks compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wise Forks leans more Republican than 39 of 59 neighbors.
Wise Forks runs about 37 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wise Forks. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+62) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+26), a spread of about 37 points.
Why Wise Forks 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 Wise Forks, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Wise Forks drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Wise Forks are family households, above 84% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Wise Forks, NC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Wise Forks looks the way it does
Turnout in Wise Forks sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Shady Grove, NC R+34
- Georgetown, NC D+9
- Elm Grove, NC R+60
- Sassers Mill, NC R+26
- Dover, NC R+27
- Kinston, NC D+15
- Graingers, NC R+16
- Jonestown, NC R+61
- Fort Barnwell, NC R+24
- Trenton, NC R+24
Cities with Similar Populations
- Childress, VA R+55
- Long View, KY R+46
- McMorran, OH R+68
- Meloland, CA R+12
- South Milford, IN R+55
- Trenary, MI R+27
- Larrabee, IA R+49
- Walnut Grove, TN R+78
- Rosindale, NC Even
- Laurence Harbor, NJ R+14
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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.