Mount Willing is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Mount Willing typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Willing, ~14% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Willing compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Willing leans more Republican than 40 of 46 neighbors.
Mount Willing runs about 45 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mount Willing. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+77) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+38), a spread of about 39 points.
Why Mount Willing 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 Mount Willing, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Mount Willing are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Mount Willing, SC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Mount Willing looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Mount Willing own their home, about 14 points above the South Carolina average of 77%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Mount Willing sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Emory, SC R+19
- Saluda, SC R+22
- Ward, SC R+42
- Stoney Hill, SC R+59
- Batesburg-Leesville, SC R+11
- Batesburg, SC R+58
- Lake Murray Shores, SC R+55
- Kneece, SC R+39
- Leesville, SC R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Nottawa, MI R+40
- Clinton, TX R+68
- Glen Osborne, PA D+16
- Majors, TX R+71
- Murdo, SD R+72
- Glen Wild, NY R+20
- Holmes City, MN R+41
- Cherry Grove, IN R+60
- Lostant, IL R+44
- Neapolis, TN R+39
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.