Myers Park leans slightly Democratic by roughly 8 points: about 54% of voters vote Democratic and 46% Republican.
About 95% of adults in Myers Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Myers Park, ~51% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Myers Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Myers Park leans more Democratic than 4 of 37 neighbors.
Myers Park runs about 12 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Myers Park. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+18) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (Even), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Myers 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 Myers Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 86% of adults in Myers Park hold a bachelor's degree, about 58 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Myers Park, Charlotte, NC sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Myers Park looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Myers Park is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 78%, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Myers Park have completed high school, above 87% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Wendover-Sedgewood, Charlotte, NC D+16
- Barclay Downs, Charlotte, NC D+14
- Ashbrook-Clawson Village, Charlotte, NC D+27
- Madison Park, Charlotte, NC D+24
- Sedgefield, Charlotte, NC D+27
- Collingwood, Charlotte, NC D+36
- Cotswold, Charlotte, NC D+25
- Dilworth, Charlotte, NC D+34
- Elizabeth, Charlotte, NC D+52
- Foxcroft, Charlotte, NC D+7
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Vista East, Orlando, FL D+4
- Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY D+76
- Egger Highlands, San Diego, CA D+16
- Glenville, Cleveland, OH D+87
- Windyke-Southwind, Memphis, TN D+46
- Jenkins-Pinecroft, Shreveport, LA D+33
- North and East, Richmond, CA D+55
- West 7th, St. Paul, MN D+59
- Sky Line, San Diego, CA D+33
- River Mountain, Little Rock, AR D+9
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.