Sugaw Creek is a Democratic stronghold. About 83% of voters here vote Democratic and 17% Republican.
About 41% of adults in Sugaw Creek typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sugaw Creek, ~34% vote Democratic, ~7% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sugaw Creek compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Sugaw Creek leans more Democratic than 17 of 29 neighbors.
Sugaw Creek runs about 68 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Sugaw Creek is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Sugaw Creek 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 Sugaw Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Sugaw Creek votes against the grain of North Carolina. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Sugaw Creek runs about 68 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 61% of adults in Sugaw Creek have never been married, above 94% of neighborhoods.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Sugaw Creek, Charlotte, NC sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Sugaw Creek looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Sugaw Creek 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 38%, about 23 points below the North Carolina average of 61%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 44% of adults in Sugaw Creek report food insecurity, above 96% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Sugaw Creek sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- North Charlotte, Charlotte, NC D+55
- Hidden Valley, Charlotte, NC D+68
- Plaza-Shamrock, Charlotte, NC D+68
- Derita-Statesville, Charlotte, NC D+75
- Shannon Park, Charlotte, NC D+59
- Plaza Midwood, Charlotte, NC D+40
- Plaza-Eastway, Charlotte, NC D+74
- Country Club Heights, Charlotte, NC D+52
- Newell South, Charlotte, NC D+44
- Nevin Community, Charlotte, NC D+67
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- The Gardens, Ocean City, NJ R+6
- Clifton, Louisville, KY D+59
- West End Historic District, Dallas, TX D+33
- Ward Parkway, Kansas City, MO D+48
- Embrey Mill, Stafford, VA D+18
- Northeast Park, St. Petersburg, FL R+8
- Downtown Fargo, Fargo, ND D+25
- Downtown Hamtramck, Hamtramck, MI R+9
- Willow Park, Aurora, CO D+33
- Villas at Norcross, Norcross, GA D+55
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.