Quail Hollow leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.
About 97% of adults in Quail Hollow typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Quail Hollow, ~56% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Quail Hollow compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Quail Hollow leans more Democratic than 11 of 28 neighbors.
Quail Hollow runs about 19 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Quail Hollow is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Quail Hollow 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 Quail Hollow, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 74% of adults in Quail Hollow hold a bachelor's degree, about 45 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Quail Hollow runs against the grain of North Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Quail Hollow, Charlotte, NC sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Quail Hollow looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Quail Hollow 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Quail Hollow own their home, compared to around 50% in nearby neighborhoods. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Quail Hollow have completed high school, above 94% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Beverly Woods, Charlotte, NC D+7
- Starmount Forest-Charlotte, Charlotte, NC D+40
- Starmount, Charlotte, NC D+32
- Sharon Woods, Charlotte, NC D+12
- Closeburn-Glenkirk, Charlotte, NC D+24
- Sterling, Charlotte, NC D+48
- Montclaire South, Charlotte, NC D+52
- Seven Eagles, Charlotte, NC D+14
- Park Crossing, Charlotte, NC D+20
- Barclay Downs, Charlotte, NC D+14
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Stony Creek, Ken Caryl, CO D+7
- Heather Ridge, Aurora, CO D+35
- Brice Street Area, Greensboro, NC D+61
- Hillside, Coral Hills, MD D+85
- Second Creek, Mobile, AL R+21
- Sunset Village, Madison, WI D+84
- Canyon Park, Bothell, WA D+22
- University-San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA D+29
- Park Meadow, Buffalo, NY D+57
- Woodbrook, Lakewood, WA Even
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.