Starmount Forest-Charlotte, Charlotte, NC Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Starmount Forest-Charlotte

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

Starmount Forest-Charlotte leans heavily Democratic by roughly 40 points: about 70% of voters vote Democratic and 30% Republican.

 

About 30% of adults in Starmount Forest-Charlotte typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Starmount Forest-Charlotte, ~21% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~70% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Starmount Forest-Charlotte compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Starmount Forest-Charlotte leans more Democratic than 22 of 27 neighbors.

Starmount Forest-Charlotte runs about 43 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Starmount Forest-Charlotte is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Starmount Forest-Charlotte. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+46) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+17), a spread of about 29 points.

Why Starmount Forest-Charlotte 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 Starmount Forest-Charlotte, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Starmount Forest-Charlotte votes against the grain of North Carolina. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Starmount Forest-Charlotte runs about 43 points more Democratic. Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting, and non-Hispanic white share in Starmount Forest-Charlotte is about 15%, compared to around 60% in nearby neighborhoods. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 60% of adults in Starmount Forest-Charlotte have never been married, above 93% of neighborhoods.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Starmount Forest-Charlotte, Charlotte, NC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in Starmount Forest-Charlotte looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Starmount Forest-Charlotte 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 48%, about 12 points below the North Carolina average of 61%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 83% of households in Starmount Forest-Charlotte rent, compared to around 41% in nearby neighborhoods. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 34% of adults in Starmount Forest-Charlotte report food insecurity, above 88% 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.