Moores Crossroads leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Moores Crossroads typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Moores Crossroads, ~27% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Moores Crossroads compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Moores Crossroads leans more Republican than 30 of 40 neighbors.
Moores Crossroads runs about 7 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Moores Crossroads. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+43) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+3), a spread of about 40 points.
Why Moores Crossroads 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 Moores Crossroads, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Moores Crossroads drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Moores Crossroads, SC sits below the national average on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Moores Crossroads looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Moores Crossroads is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cades, SC R+3
- Union Crossroads, SC R+35
- Lake City, SC D+32
- New Zion, SC R+47
- Kingstree, SC D+43
- Workman, SC R+10
- Olanta, SC R+23
- Scranton, SC R+41
- Turbeville, SC R+30
- Fowler, SC D+43
Cities with Similar Populations
- Prole, IA R+38
- Nabob, WI R+36
- Elliottville, KY R+59
- Carpenter, WY R+72
- Glenmont, OH R+69
- Slighs, SC R+46
- Donaldson, IN R+50
- Shawmut, ME R+31
- Ogema, WI R+45
- Lake Bridgeport, TX R+72
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.