Fair Play is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Fair Play typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fair Play, ~13% vote Democratic, ~71% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fair Play compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fair Play leans more Republican than 42 of 54 neighbors.
Fair Play runs about 53 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fair Play. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+64), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Fair Play 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 Fair Play, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in Fair Play are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Fair Play, 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 Fair Play looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Fair Play own their home, about 14 points above the South Carolina average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Gumlog, GA R+70
- Whitworth, GA R+69
- Shoal Creek, GA R+75
- Lavonia, GA R+52
- Townville, SC R+62
- Reed Creek, GA R+61
- Martin, GA R+64
- Red Hill, GA R+69
- Westminster, SC R+71
- Bowersville, GA R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hannibal, NY R+39
- Fairfax, SC D+38
- Chincoteague, VA R+26
- Stryker, OH R+55
- Holmesville, OH R+75
- Clarksville, TX Even
- Huger, SC D+13
- West End-Cobb Town, AL R+35
- Waco, GA R+72
- Big Lake, TX R+54
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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.