Modoc is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Modoc typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Modoc, ~18% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Modoc compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Modoc leans more Republican than 37 of 44 neighbors.
Modoc runs about 35 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Modoc. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+67) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+37), a spread of about 30 points.
Why Modoc 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 Modoc, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Modoc live in densely developed areas, about 20 points below the South Carolina average of 24%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Modoc, SC sits in the bottom tenth 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 Modoc looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Modoc 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 60%, below 56% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Modoc own their home, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Parksville, SC R+32
- Clarks Hill, SC R+53
- Rosemont, GA R+13
- Double Branches, GA R+52
- Plum Branch, SC D+10
- Maxim, GA R+64
- Leah, GA R+65
- Evans, GA R+27
- Edgefield, SC R+6
- New Hope, GA R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pansey, AL R+32
- Christie, OK R+67
- Mantua Corners, OH R+40
- Montrose, WV R+64
- Webb, MS D+56
- Liberty, ME R+13
- Altaville, CA R+21
- Hillister, TX R+75
- Wilton, AR R+60
- Red House, VA R+37
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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.