Goodwins Crossroads is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Goodwins Crossroads typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Goodwins Crossroads, ~13% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Goodwins Crossroads compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Goodwins Crossroads leans more Republican than 39 of 51 neighbors.
Goodwins Crossroads runs about 40 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Goodwins Crossroads. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+47), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Goodwins Crossroads 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 Goodwins Crossroads, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Goodwins Crossroads hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the South Carolina average of 23%.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Goodwins Crossroads, SC sits above the national average on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Goodwins Crossroads looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Goodwins Crossroads 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.
Nearby Cities
- Lydia Mills, SC R+9
- Wattsville, SC R+50
- Clinton, SC R+18
- Laurens, SC R+17
- Cross Anchor, SC R+66
- Lanford, SC R+54
- Renno, SC R+56
- Kilgore, SC R+69
- Enoree, SC R+62
- Joanna, SC R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wolf Lake, MI R+23
- Crum, WV R+73
- Wingville, OR R+46
- Hopeland, PA R+44
- Marietta, TX R+57
- Hiwasse, AR R+52
- Mercer, MO R+70
- Strabane, PA R+12
- Chilesburg, VA R+29
- Vina, CA 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.