West Sugar Creek is a Democratic stronghold. About 85% of voters here vote Democratic and 15% Republican.
About 75% of adults in West Sugar Creek typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Sugar Creek, ~64% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Sugar Creek compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, West Sugar Creek leans more Democratic than 11 of 16 neighbors.
West Sugar Creek runs about 74 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while West Sugar Creek is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within West Sugar Creek. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+77) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+62), a spread of about 14 points.
Why West Sugar 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 West Sugar Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
West Sugar Creek votes against the grain of North Carolina. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while West Sugar Creek runs about 74 points more Democratic. Rural majority-Black areas vote Democratic, and about 66% of residents in West Sugar Creek are Black or African American, above 93% of neighborhoods.
Developed land, local retail density, and voter turnout
Places that combine a rural land-use pattern and dense local retail within a mile tend to turn out at a higher rate, as West Sugar Creek, Charlotte, NC does.
Why turnout in West Sugar Creek looks the way it does
Turnout in West Sugar Creek sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights, Charlotte, NC D+72
- Prosperity Church Road, Charlotte, NC D+55
- Nevin Community, Charlotte, NC D+67
- Beatties Ford-Trinity, Charlotte, NC D+75
- Mineral Springs-Rumble Road, Charlotte, NC D+62
- Davis Lake-Eastfield, Charlotte, NC D+50
- Derita-Statesville, Charlotte, NC D+75
- Slater Park, Charlotte, NC D+76
- Wedgewood, Charlotte, NC D+66
- Hidden Valley, Charlotte, NC D+68
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Lasalle, Buffalo, NY D+78
- Penn, North Liberty, IA D+23
- Lakeview, New Orleans, LA Even
- Burbank-Hayward, Hayward, CA D+42
- North End, Boise, ID D+57
- Cooper Mountain Aloha South, Beaverton, OR D+28
- Foxhill, Hampton, VA R+16
- Henninger Park, Santa Ana, CA D+32
- Cleveland Heights, Oakland, CA D+74
- Longwood-Winton Grove, Hayward, CA D+37
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.