See where voters supported, rejected Mecklenburg transit tax

A majority of Mecklenburg County voters said yes this week to a sales tax increase that is expected to set in motion a multi-billion dollar regional transportation overhaul.

The transit tax earned some of its biggest gains from the central city and NoDa area, which has access to an active line, and one precinct on the far north end of the county around Davidson, which is anticipating access to a line. The median age of registered voters in these areas ranged from 29 to 43. They skew more Democrat than Republican, but the largest share of them don’t affiliate with any party.

The measure appears to have been the least favored around the southeastern edge of the county, an area that was originally supposed to get access to the silver line. But the plan was canceled. The median age of the registered voters in these areas ranged from 46 to 57.

Several precincts in the county’s southeast that opposed the tax skew more Republican than Democrat – but a couple skew more Democrat. But, like the areas that heavily supported the measure, voters are more commonly unaffiliated.

This story was originally published November 7, 2025 at 6:05 AM with the headline "See where voters supported, rejected Mecklenburg transit tax."