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North Carolina Soda vs Pop vs Coke vs Tonic Map

LexiMap is collecting fresh county-level responses to one of the classic American regional word questions: soda, pop, Coke, tonic, or something else. This North Carolina page focuses on county-level results inside the state.

Prompt: What do you call a sugary fizzy drink?

Answer options: Soda / Pop / Coke / Tonic / Other / local term.

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Last updated from verified vote data: May 31, 2026, 8:49 PM EDT.

North Carolina Results Snapshot

  • Soda: 11 verified votes (65%)
  • Pop: 1 verified votes (5.9%)
  • Coke: 3 verified votes (18%)
  • Tonic: 0 verified votes (0%)
  • Other / local term: 2 verified votes (12%)

County Results in North Carolina

These counties currently have the most verified votes in North Carolina.

  • Wake County County: 3 verified votes, Soda leads with 100%
  • Buncombe County County: 2 verified votes, Soda leads with 50%
  • Brunswick County County: 1 verified votes, Soda leads with 100%
  • Cumberland County County: 1 verified votes, Soda leads with 100%
  • Durham County County: 1 verified votes, Other / local term leads with 100%
  • Iredell County County: 1 verified votes, Soda leads with 100%
  • Jackson County County: 1 verified votes, Soda leads with 100%
  • Lee County County: 1 verified votes, Pop leads with 100%
  • Mecklenburg County County: 1 verified votes, Soda leads with 100%
  • Moore County County: 1 verified votes, Coke leads with 100%

What This Map Compares

This page is meant to answer common regional comparisons for soda vs pop vs Coke vs tonic map.

  • soda vs pop
  • soda vs Coke
  • pop vs Coke
  • tonic in New England

How The Map Works

Votes are placed with browser location or ZIP fallback, then shown as state and county result maps. Exact GPS is not stored in public results.

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