Lane is a Democratic stronghold. About 83% of voters here vote Democratic and 17% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Lane typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lane, ~49% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lane compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lane is the most Democratic-leaning.
Lane runs about 83 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while Lane is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lane. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+72) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+29), a spread of about 43 points.
Why Lane 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 Lane, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lane votes against the grain of South Carolina. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while Lane runs about 83 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 36% of adults in Lane have never been married, above 89% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Lane, SC sits in the bottom quarter 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 Lane looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lane is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 34% of adults in Lane report food insecurity, above 97% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Lane sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Salters, SC D+41
- Taft, SC D+43
- Rock Bluff, SC D+50
- Greeleyville, SC D+51
- St. Stephen, SC D+7
- Millwood, SC D+14
- Kingstree, SC D+43
- Suttons, SC D+14
- Foreston, SC D+14
- Pineville, SC D+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dixon, NM D+11
- Eakin, SD R+53
- Rexford, MT R+57
- White Sands, NM R+15
- Weedville, PA R+52
- Kendall, MI R+32
- Mousie, KY R+70
- Geneva, MN R+42
- Glenwood, WV R+60
- St. Anthony, IN R+56
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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.