Fork is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Fork typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fork, ~17% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fork compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fork leans more Republican than 46 of 53 neighbors.
Fork runs about 32 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fork. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+70) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+42), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Fork 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 Fork, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Fork drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Fork, SC sits in the bottom tenth 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 Fork looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Fork own their home, about 14 points above the South Carolina average of 77%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Fork sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kemper, SC R+22
- Lake View, SC R+20
- Zion, SC D+13
- Mullins, SC D+14
- Riverdale, SC Even
- Dillon, SC D+7
- Gapway, SC R+39
- Sellers, SC R+7
- Nichols, SC R+42
- Marion, SC D+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- Newark, WI R+32
- Lacona, IA R+46
- Engadine, MI R+43
- Compton, MD R+23
- Muncy Valley, PA R+55
- Forest Hill, TN R+65
- Bennett, IA R+44
- Eureka, WA R+56
- Peters Creek, AK R+10
- West Petersburg, VA R+6
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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.