Glenn Springs is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Glenn Springs typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Glenn Springs, ~11% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Glenn Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Glenn Springs leans more Republican than 62 of 69 neighbors.
Glenn Springs runs about 48 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Glenn Springs. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+49), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Glenn Springs 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 Glenn Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 82% of households in Glenn Springs are family households, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Glenn Springs, 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 Glenn Springs looks the way it does
Turnout in Glenn Springs 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
- Pauline, SC R+65
- West Springs, SC R+64
- Golightly, SC R+58
- Walnut Grove, SC R+71
- Pacolet, SC R+57
- Central Pacolet, SC R+48
- Roebuck, SC R+32
- Lockhart Junction, SC R+53
- Glendale, SC R+43
- Jonesville, SC R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hitchita, OK R+67
- Knoxo, MS D+8
- Shickley, NE R+66
- Outing, MN R+36
- Carmen, ID R+64
- Camp Ground, IL R+60
- Point Blue, LA R+39
- Dartmont, WV R+68
- Sullivan, NH D+4
- Fossil, OR R+50
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.