Hickory Ridge, Charlotte, NC Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Hickory Ridge

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

Hickory Ridge is a Democratic stronghold. About 76% of voters here vote Democratic and 24% Republican.

 

About 53% of adults in Hickory Ridge typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hickory Ridge, ~40% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Hickory Ridge compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Hickory Ridge leans more Democratic than 14 of 20 neighbors.

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

Politics vary noticeably by block within Hickory Ridge. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+69) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+16), a spread of about 53 points.

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

Hickory Ridge votes against the grain of North Carolina. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Hickory Ridge 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 Hickory Ridge, Charlotte, NC does.

Why turnout in Hickory Ridge looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hickory Ridge 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 49%, about 11 points below the North Carolina average of 61%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in Hickory Ridge report food insecurity, above 83% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 79% of adults in Hickory Ridge have completed high school, below 87% of neighborhoods. 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.