Wessex Square, Charlotte, NC Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Wessex Square

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

Wessex Square is a true toss-up. About 50% of voters here vote Democratic and 50% Republican.

 

About 98% of adults in Wessex Square typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wessex Square, ~49% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~2% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Wessex Square compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Wessex Square sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 31 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 0 leaning the other way.

Politically, Wessex Square sits close to the rest of North Carolina.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Wessex Square. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+14) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+12), a spread of about 25 points.

Why Wessex Square leans the way it does

Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Wessex Square. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.

Paved land cover and Republican lean

Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Wessex Square, Charlotte, NC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.

Why turnout in Wessex Square looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wessex Square 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 78%, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 87% of households in Wessex Square own their home, above 82% of neighborhoods. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Wessex Square have completed high school, above 82% 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.