Little River, SC Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Little River

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Little River leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.

 

About 83% of adults in Little River typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Little River, ~27% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Little River compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Little River leans more Republican than 19 of 45 neighbors.

Little River runs about 16 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Little River. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+54) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+28), a spread of about 26 points.

Why Little River 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 Little River, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Little River votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 53%, well above the South Carolina average of 24%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.

Cancer-screening access and voter turnout

Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Little River, SC sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.

Why turnout in Little River looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Little River 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.