Idlewild Farms, Charlotte, NC Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Idlewild Farms

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

Idlewild Farms is a Democratic stronghold. About 78% of voters here vote Democratic and 22% Republican.

 

About 43% of adults in Idlewild Farms typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Idlewild Farms, ~34% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~57% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Idlewild Farms compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Idlewild Farms leans more Democratic than 23 of 27 neighbors.

Idlewild Farms runs about 59 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Idlewild Farms is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Idlewild Farms. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+60) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+46), a spread of about 13 points.

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

Idlewild Farms votes against the grain of North Carolina. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Idlewild Farms runs about 59 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 52% of adults in Idlewild Farms have never been married, above 85% of neighborhoods.

Park access and Democratic lean

Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Idlewild Farms, Charlotte, NC sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.

Why turnout in Idlewild Farms looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Idlewild Farms 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 14 points below the North Carolina average of 61%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 62% of households in Idlewild Farms rent, about 37 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 37% of adults in Idlewild Farms report food insecurity, above 91% 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.