Thomasboro-Hoskins, Charlotte, NC Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Thomasboro-Hoskins

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

Thomasboro-Hoskins is a Democratic stronghold. About 88% of voters here vote Democratic and 12% Republican.

 

About 56% of adults in Thomasboro-Hoskins typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Thomasboro-Hoskins, ~49% vote Democratic, ~7% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Thomasboro-Hoskins compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Thomasboro-Hoskins leans more Democratic than 15 of 19 neighbors.

Thomasboro-Hoskins runs about 79 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Thomasboro-Hoskins is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Thomasboro-Hoskins. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+78) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+67), a spread of about 10 points.

Why Thomasboro-Hoskins 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 Thomasboro-Hoskins, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Thomasboro-Hoskins votes against the grain of North Carolina. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Thomasboro-Hoskins runs about 79 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 50% of adults in Thomasboro-Hoskins have never been married, above 82% of neighborhoods.

High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout

Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Thomasboro-Hoskins, Charlotte, NC does.

Why turnout in Thomasboro-Hoskins looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Thomasboro-Hoskins 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 50%, about 11 points below the North Carolina average of 61%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 34% of adults in Thomasboro-Hoskins report food insecurity, above 88% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Thomasboro-Hoskins sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. 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.