Eastland-Wilora Lake, Charlotte, NC Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Eastland-Wilora Lake

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

Eastland-Wilora Lake is a Democratic stronghold. About 76% of voters here vote Democratic and 24% Republican.

 

About 50% of adults in Eastland-Wilora Lake typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Eastland-Wilora Lake, ~38% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Eastland-Wilora Lake compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Eastland-Wilora Lake leans more Democratic than 19 of 29 neighbors.

Eastland-Wilora Lake runs about 56 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Eastland-Wilora Lake is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Eastland-Wilora Lake. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+63) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+48), a spread of about 15 points.

Why Eastland-Wilora Lake 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 Eastland-Wilora Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Eastland-Wilora Lake votes against the grain of North Carolina. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Eastland-Wilora Lake runs about 56 points more Democratic.

High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout

Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a high uninsured rate tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Eastland-Wilora Lake, Charlotte, NC does.

Why turnout in Eastland-Wilora Lake looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Eastland-Wilora Lake is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 47%, about 13 points below the North Carolina average of 61%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 63% of households in Eastland-Wilora Lake rent, about 38 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 31% of adults in Eastland-Wilora Lake report food insecurity, above 84% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.