The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Barclay Downs. Darker red areas have relatively more Republican voters, dark blue areas vote mostly for Democrats compared to other neighborhoods in Charlotte, and areas in paler shades are where the vote tends to be split more evenly between parties.
Barclay Downs tends to be democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby neighborhoods, Barclay Downs has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Barclay Downs leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Barclay Downs, 72.92% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Barclay Downs women make up 49.64% of the population.
Older Americans tend to vote more conservatively. Members of the Boomer and Silent generations (born 1928-1964) more often vote for Republicans while GenX, Millennials (born 1965-1996) and younger generations consistently support Democrats. The median age in Barclay Downs is 38.3, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Barclay Downs a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Barclay Downs, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 15% of the time.
Note: Federal, local, and North Carolina elections are weighed based on the recency of the election and the importance most voters assign to each seat.
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