Fort Lawn leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Fort Lawn typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fort Lawn, ~23% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fort Lawn compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fort Lawn leans more Republican than 26 of 50 neighbors.
Fort Lawn runs about 15 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fort Lawn. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+48) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+25), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Fort Lawn 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 Fort Lawn, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 94% of residents in Fort Lawn drive to work alone, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Fort Lawn are family households, above 86% of cities.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Fort Lawn, SC sits above the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Fort Lawn looks the way it does
Turnout in Fort Lawn sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Landsford, SC R+53
- Grace, SC R+20
- Caskey, SC R+18
- Richburg, SC R+30
- Edgemoor, SC R+53
- Lando, SC R+38
- Rowell, SC R+32
- Great Falls, SC R+33
- Riverside, SC R+26
- Jones Crossroads, SC R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Markesan, WI R+45
- Rockwell City, IA R+48
- Depoe Bay, OR D+27
- DeGraff, OH R+65
- Pocono Lake, PA R+18
- Emsworth, PA D+12
- Battle Lake, MN R+33
- Climax, GA R+45
- Yemassee, SC D+33
- Candor, NC R+22
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.