Dawkins leans slightly Democratic by roughly 10 points: about 55% of voters vote Democratic and 45% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Dawkins typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dawkins, ~45% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dawkins compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dawkins leans more Democratic than 29 of 44 neighbors.
Dawkins runs about 27 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while Dawkins is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Dawkins. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+33) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+49), a spread of about 82 points.
Why Dawkins 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 Dawkins, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 37% of adults in Dawkins have never been married, modestly above similar-sized cities (around 25%). Dawkins runs against the grain of South Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Dawkins, SC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Dawkins looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Dawkins 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 59%, below 62% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Strother, SC D+34
- Blair, SC D+34
- Pomaria, SC R+58
- Parr, SC R+31
- Salem Crossroads, SC D+38
- Jenkinsville, SC D+42
- Peak, SC R+27
- Clayton, SC D+40
- Douglass, SC D+38
- Lebanon, SC D+3
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gilman, VT R+34
- Plevna, KS R+64
- Hack Point, MD R+45
- Baton Rouge, SC R+38
- Rogers, NE R+57
- Medicine Lake, MT R+59
- Sulphur Springs, IA R+50
- Dollar, TN R+69
- Steinersville, OH R+63
- Siloam, MD R+23
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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.