Ninety Six leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Ninety Six typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ninety Six, ~21% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ninety Six compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ninety Six leans more Republican than 25 of 41 neighbors.
Ninety Six runs about 31 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ninety Six. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+64) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+26), a spread of about 38 points.
Why Ninety Six 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 Ninety Six, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Ninety Six drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Ninety Six, SC sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Ninety Six looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Ninety Six 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 65%, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Godsey, SC R+31
- Greenwood Shores, SC R+56
- Pinehurst, SC D+11
- Epworth, SC R+72
- Chappells, SC R+45
- Cross Hill, SC R+50
- Greenwood, SC R+10
- Eulala, SC R+52
- Phoenix, SC R+63
- Kirksey, SC R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Forestville, CA D+53
- Doney Park, AZ R+20
- Bad Axe, MI R+30
- Pierre Part, LA R+78
- Buchanan, GA R+80
- Nottingham, PA R+43
- Citronelle, AL R+58
- New Market, MD D+3
- Waverly, VA D+5
- Felton, PA R+54
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.