Lockhart is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 49% of adults in Lockhart typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lockhart, ~8% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lockhart compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lockhart leans more Republican than 46 of 57 neighbors.
Lockhart runs about 48 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lockhart. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+66) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+12), a spread of about 54 points.
Why Lockhart 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 Lockhart, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 94% of residents in Lockhart drive to work alone, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Lockhart sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 84% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Lockhart are family households, above 93% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Lockhart, SC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Lockhart looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lockhart 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 21% of adults in Lockhart report food insecurity, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Robat, SC R+61
- Adamsburg, SC R+47
- Wilksburg, SC R+19
- Monarch, SC R+18
- Kelly, SC R+37
- Kelton, SC R+57
- Hopewell, SC R+63
- Union, SC R+17
- Baton Rouge, SC R+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tihonet, MA R+14
- Bovina Center, NY D+11
- Fetterman, WV R+53
- Richmond Center, OH R+55
- Speculator, NY R+39
- Huntersville, TN R+37
- Stapleton, NE R+81
- Little Eagle, SD D+58
- Simms, MT R+64
- Hawick, MN R+46
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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.