Five Forks leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Five Forks typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Five Forks, ~31% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Five Forks compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Five Forks leans more Republican than 19 of 60 neighbors.
Five Forks runs about 11 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Five Forks. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+34) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+23), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Five Forks 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 Five Forks, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Five Forks votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 81%, far above the South Carolina average of 24%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Five Forks are family households, above 94% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Five Forks, SC sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Five Forks looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Five Forks 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Five Forks have completed high school, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mauldin, SC Even
- Simpsonville, SC R+22
- Crescent, SC R+53
- Wade Hampton, SC R+13
- Greer, SC R+29
- Reidville, SC R+43
- Poplar Springs, SC R+48
- Fountain Inn, SC R+30
- Greenville, SC R+26
- Duncan, SC R+25
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sulphur Springs, TX R+44
- Southbridge Town, MA D+5
- Wasilla, AK R+25
- Tillmans Corner, AL R+37
- Bellefontaine, OH R+40
- Pell City, AL R+66
- Dumont, NJ Even
- Collingswood, NJ D+47
- Jamestown, NC D+18
- Effingham, IL R+47
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.