Greenwood Shores is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Greenwood Shores typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Greenwood Shores, ~22% vote Democratic, ~78% Republican, and ~0% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Greenwood Shores compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Greenwood Shores leans more Republican than 34 of 44 neighbors.
Greenwood Shores runs about 38 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Why Greenwood Shores 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 Greenwood Shores, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in Greenwood Shores are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Greenwood Shores, SC sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Greenwood Shores looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Greenwood Shores 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 98% of households in Greenwood Shores own their home, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Godsey, SC R+31
- Ninety Six, SC R+49
- Cross Hill, SC R+50
- Chappells, SC R+45
- Pinehurst, SC D+11
- Epworth, SC R+72
- Greenwood, SC R+10
- Mountville, SC R+21
- Eulala, SC R+52
- Waterloo, SC R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ilesboro, OH R+53
- Lonetree, IN R+67
- Ocean Springs, FL R+42
- Monterey, NE R+69
- Moorland, IA R+52
- Wayland, OH R+46
- Harrison, WV R+58
- Homeland, FL R+61
- Buckroe, MI R+4
- Two Creeks, WI R+43
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.