Sharon Woods leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Sharon Woods typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sharon Woods, ~48% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sharon Woods compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Sharon Woods leans more Democratic than 12 of 33 neighbors.
Sharon Woods runs about 15 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Sharon Woods is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Sharon Woods. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+18) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+4), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Sharon Woods 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 Sharon Woods, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 72% of adults in Sharon Woods hold a bachelor's degree, about 44 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Sharon Woods runs against the grain of North Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Sharon Woods, Charlotte, NC sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Sharon Woods looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Sharon Woods 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 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Sharon Woods have completed high school, above 81% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Beverly Woods, Charlotte, NC D+7
- Quail Hollow, Charlotte, NC D+15
- Foxcroft, Charlotte, NC D+7
- Barclay Downs, Charlotte, NC D+14
- Wessex Square, Charlotte, NC Even
- Olde Providence North, Charlotte, NC D+5
- Starmount, Charlotte, NC D+32
- Olde Providence South, Charlotte, NC D+3
- Starmount Forest-Charlotte, Charlotte, NC D+40
- Closeburn-Glenkirk, Charlotte, NC D+24
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Northrup, Minneapolis, MN D+77
- South Marketview Heights, Rochester, NY D+70
- Carlton Hill, Wallington, NJ R+16
- Carriage Square, Oxnard, CA D+35
- Palisades, Lake Oswego, OR D+39
- Arlington Heights, Riverside, CA R+8
- Schenk-Atwood-Starkweather-Yahar, Madison, WI D+85
- Newland, Huntington Beach, CA R+3
- Roundhill, Roanoke, VA D+13
- Silver City, Milwaukee, WI D+38
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.