Collingwood, Charlotte, NC Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Collingwood

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Collingwood leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.

 

About 59% of adults in Collingwood typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Collingwood, ~40% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Collingwood compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Collingwood leans more Democratic than 16 of 30 neighbors.

Collingwood runs about 39 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Collingwood is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Why Collingwood 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 Collingwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Collingwood live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 57% of adults in Collingwood have never been married, above 90% of neighborhoods. Collingwood runs against the grain of North Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout

Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Collingwood, Charlotte, NC does.

Why turnout in Collingwood looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 64% of households in Collingwood rent, about 39 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.