Minturn leans slightly Democratic by roughly 10 points: about 55% of voters vote Democratic and 45% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Minturn typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Minturn, ~29% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Minturn compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Minturn leans more Democratic than 47 of 57 neighbors.
Minturn runs about 27 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while Minturn is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Minturn. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+16) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (Even), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Minturn 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 Minturn, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 39% of adults in Minturn have never been married, modestly above similar-sized cities (around 29%). Minturn 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; Minturn, 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 Minturn looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Minturn 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 42%, about 16 points below the South Carolina average of 58%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 36% of households in Minturn rent, above 91% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 45% of adults in Minturn report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Little Rock, SC D+3
- Selma, SC D+10
- Oakland Cross Roads, SC Even
- Hamer, SC R+10
- Clio, SC D+29
- Dillon, SC D+7
- Bristow, SC R+42
- Blenheim, SC R+36
- Brownsville, SC R+39
- Latta, SC R+11
Cities with Similar Populations
- Campbell, AL R+68
- Zook, KS R+59
- Camelot, TN R+71
- Claysville, IN R+64
- Gowdy, IN R+62
- Raft River, ID R+74
- Quiggleville, PA R+61
- Pungoteague, VA R+17
- Fort Clark, ND R+65
- Strawberry, CA R+4
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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.