Shannon Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 79% of voters here vote Democratic and 21% Republican.
About 46% of adults in Shannon Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Shannon Park, ~36% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Shannon Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Shannon Park leans more Democratic than 25 of 34 neighbors.
Shannon Park runs about 62 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Shannon Park is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Shannon Park. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+68) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+52), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Shannon 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 Shannon Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Shannon Park votes against the grain of North Carolina. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Shannon Park runs about 62 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 Shannon Park, Charlotte, NC does.
Why turnout in Shannon Park looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Shannon Park 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 45%, about 16 points below the North Carolina average of 61%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 32% of adults in Shannon Park report food insecurity, above 86% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Shannon Park sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Plaza-Shamrock, Charlotte, NC D+68
- Plaza-Eastway, Charlotte, NC D+74
- Windsor Park, Charlotte, NC D+44
- Oak Forest, Charlotte, NC D+65
- Country Club Heights, Charlotte, NC D+52
- North Charlotte, Charlotte, NC D+55
- Eastland-Wilora Lake, Charlotte, NC D+53
- Hidden Valley, Charlotte, NC D+68
- Sugaw Creek, Charlotte, NC D+65
- Hickory Grove, Charlotte, NC D+53
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Mt. Park, Lake Oswego, OR D+52
- Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora, CO D+25
- South Burlington North, South Burlington, VT D+36
- Kingsborough Ridge, San Antonio, TX D+18
- Wilbur, Trenton, NJ D+70
- Ironwood Terrace, Glendale, AZ D+27
- Kensington, Kansas City, KS D+36
- Arlington Manor, Jacksonville, FL D+15
- Meridian Park, Shoreline, WA D+43
- Auburn, Cranston, RI D+18
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.