Homeland Park leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 48% of adults in Homeland Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Homeland Park, ~21% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Homeland Park compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Homeland Park leans more Republican than 1 of 48 neighbors.
Homeland Park runs about 6 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Homeland Park. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+13) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+36), a spread of about 49 points.
Why Homeland Park 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 Homeland Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Homeland Park votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 61%, far above the South Carolina average of 24%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Homeland Park sits in the bottom quarter (about 10%, below 93% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Homeland Park, SC sits in the bottom 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 Homeland Park looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Homeland Park is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 43%, about 16 points below the South Carolina average of 58%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 38% of households in Homeland Park rent, compared to around 19% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 36% of adults in Homeland Park report food insecurity, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Anderson, SC R+28
- Centerville, SC R+44
- Starr, SC R+68
- Northlake, SC R+39
- Saylors Crossroads, SC R+73
- Belton, SC R+55
- Hollands Store, SC R+69
- Iva, SC R+70
- White Plains, SC R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Shepherd, TX R+57
- Mount Healthy, OH D+36
- Berlin, PA R+53
- Burns, TN R+52
- Nicholls, GA R+44
- Cherry Hills Village, CO Even
- Ramseur, NC R+51
- Poolesville, MD D+12
- Sand Lake, MI R+43
- Oxford, FL R+39
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.