Draytonville is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Draytonville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Draytonville, ~9% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Draytonville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Draytonville leans more Republican than 62 of 65 neighbors.
Draytonville runs about 56 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Why Draytonville 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 Draytonville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Draytonville, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the South Carolina average of 23%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 88% of residents in Draytonville drive to work alone, above 89% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Draytonville, SC sits below the national average on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Draytonville looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Draytonville own their home, about 15 points above the South Carolina average of 77%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Draytonville sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cherokee Falls, SC R+74
- East Gaffney, SC R+22
- Gaffney, SC R+29
- Wilkinsville, SC R+79
- Blacksburg, SC R+67
- Kings Creek, SC R+75
- Hickory Grove, SC R+67
- Earl, NC R+49
- Smyrna, SC R+69
- Grover, NC R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zoar, IN R+57
- Gipsy, PA R+66
- Eagleton, MT R+53
- Ginger Blue, MO R+66
- Little Plymouth, VA R+34
- Linthicum Heights, MD D+17
- Little Miami, GA R+20
- Shafer Location, MI R+25
- Shintown, PA R+58
- Westport, OR R+29
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.