Charlotte Park leans slightly Democratic by roughly 10 points: about 55% of voters vote Democratic and 45% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Charlotte Park typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Charlotte Park, ~36% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Charlotte Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Charlotte Park leans more Democratic than 2 of 15 neighbors.
Charlotte Park runs about 39 points more Democratic than Tennessee as a whole. Tennessee leans Republican overall, while Charlotte Park is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Charlotte Park. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+19) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+3), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Charlotte Park leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Charlotte Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Charlotte Park votes against the grain of Tennessee. Tennessee leans Republican overall, while Charlotte Park runs about 39 points more Democratic. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Charlotte Park sits in the top quarter (about 60%, above 81% of neighborhoods).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Charlotte Park, Nashville, TN sits above the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Charlotte Park looks the way it does
Turnout in Charlotte Park 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 Neighborhoods
- White Bridge, Nashville, TN D+20
- Sylvan Park, Nashville, TN D+38
- Hillwood Estates, Nashville, TN D+5
- Cherokee Park, Nashville, TN D+44
- West Meade, Nashville, TN D+6
- Vanderbilt-West End, Nashville, TN D+54
- Hillsboro West End, Nashville, TN D+45
- Bordeaux, Nashville, TN D+65
- Fisk-Meharry, Nashville, TN D+70
- Midtown-Nashville, Nashville, TN D+32
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- South Fairmount, Cincinnati, OH D+54
- Griers Fork, Charlotte, NC D+28
- Wells-Goodfellow, St. Louis, MO D+86
- The Meadows, Sarasota, FL R+7
- Closeburn-Glenkirk, Charlotte, NC D+24
- Shackelford, Modesto, CA D+18
- Five Points, Detroit, MI D+74
- Mechanicsville, Atlanta, GA D+80
- Terrell Heights, San Antonio, TX D+11
- Muscupiabe, San Bernardino, CA D+20
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Tennessee Secretary of State, Division 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.