Catawba is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Catawba typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Catawba, ~22% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Catawba compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Catawba leans more Republican than 50 of 59 neighbors.
Catawba runs about 33 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Why Catawba leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Catawba, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Catawba votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 22%, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Catawba are family households, above 76% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Catawba, SC sits above the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Catawba looks the way it does
Turnout in Catawba 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 Cities
- Lesslie, SC R+47
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- Edgemoor, SC R+53
- Rowell, SC R+32
- Landsford, SC R+53
- Lando, SC R+38
- Van Wyck, SC R+27
- Rock Hill, SC Even
- Riverside, SC R+26
- Ogden, SC R+22
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lyons, KS R+48
- Bethany, MO R+55
- Nichols Hills, OK Even
- Ada, MI R+12
- Dannemora, NY D+2
- High Point, FL R+37
- Cedar Hill, TN R+65
- Port Gibson, MS D+73
- Pleasant Lake, MI R+34
- White Stone, TX D+11
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from South Carolina State Election Commission, 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.