Crescent is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Crescent typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Crescent, ~18% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Crescent compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Crescent leans more Republican than 41 of 66 neighbors.
Crescent runs about 35 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Why Crescent 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 Crescent, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 93% of households in Crescent are family households, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Crescent, SC sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Crescent looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Crescent 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in Crescent own their home, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Woodruff, SC R+47
- Five Forks, SC R+29
- Poplar Springs, SC R+48
- Reidville, SC R+43
- Simpsonville, SC R+22
- Fountain Inn, SC R+30
- Mauldin, SC Even
- Owings, SC R+61
- Duncan, SC R+25
- Moore, SC R+21
Cities with Similar Populations
- Thornhope, IN R+58
- Monson, ME R+39
- Hunters, WA R+53
- Union Furnace, OH R+57
- Ochwalkee, GA R+41
- Hallock, OH R+57
- Sessoms, GA R+59
- Snowflake, VA R+72
- Fairbank, PA R+39
- Kirkham, MD D+4
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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.