Fingerville is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Fingerville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fingerville, ~15% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fingerville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fingerville leans more Republican than 44 of 60 neighbors.
Fingerville runs about 40 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Why Fingerville 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 Fingerville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Fingerville hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the South Carolina average of 23%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Fingerville are family households, above 87% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Fingerville, 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 Fingerville looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Fingerville is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Campobello, SC R+65
- Harris, NC R+68
- Mayo, SC R+68
- Valley Falls, SC R+12
- Southern Shops, SC Even
- Columbus, NC R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cotton, MN R+4
- Wessington, SD R+66
- Morristown, NY R+36
- Whitesville, SC R+18
- Big Bay, MI R+4
- Spread Eagle, WI R+19
- East Claridon, OH R+48
- Hallwood, VA R+10
- Little Rock, KY R+54
- Templeton, IA R+59
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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.