Luray leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Luray typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Luray, ~30% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Luray compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Luray leans more Democratic than 33 of 46 neighbors.
Luray runs about 35 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while Luray is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Luray. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+63) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+3), a spread of about 60 points.
Why Luray 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 Luray, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 43% of adults in Luray have never been married, well above similar-sized cities (around 23%). Luray runs against the grain of South Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Luray, SC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Luray looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Luray 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 48%, about 11 points below the South Carolina average of 58%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 31% of adults in Luray report food insecurity, above 96% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 73% of adults in Luray have completed high school, below 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Gifford, SC D+6
- Estill, SC D+31
- Lena, SC D+36
- Miley, SC R+54
- Brunson, SC R+23
- Nixville, SC R+58
- Scotia, SC D+48
- Garnett, SC D+29
- Hampton, SC R+5
- Crocketville, SC R+24
Cities with Similar Populations
- Perryville, PA R+48
- Leckrone, PA R+41
- Gambill, IN R+62
- Trevlac, IN R+42
- New Geneva, PA R+55
- Magnolia, TN R+63
- Garrison, NE R+65
- Lake City, CA R+37
- Mahanoy Plane, PA R+34
- Maher, WV R+72
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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.