Lands End leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Lands End typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lands End, ~31% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lands End compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lands End leans more Republican than 11 of 25 neighbors.
Lands End runs about 12 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lands End. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+13) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+19), a spread of about 32 points.
Why Lands End 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 Lands End, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Lands End live in densely developed areas, about 21 points below the South Carolina average of 24%.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Lands End, SC does.
Why turnout in Lands End looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lands End 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Lands End own their home, compared to around 71% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Lands End have completed high school, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- St. Helena Island, SC D+22
- Parris Island, SC D+66
- Port Royal, SC R+6
- Ladys Island, SC R+19
- Beaufort, SC R+2
- Burton, SC D+8
- Hilton Head Island, SC R+11
- Laurel Bay, SC R+17
- Edisto Beach, SC R+40
- Brighton Beach, SC R+29
Cities with Similar Populations
- Garfield, WA R+48
- Clark, CO R+5
- Greshamville, GA R+57
- New Point, IN R+63
- Phoenicia, NY D+37
- Pisgah, MS R+79
- Tomahawk, KY R+76
- Little Rock, IA R+68
- Ferndale, NY R+30
- Hodges, AL R+86
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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.