Orrs leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Orrs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Orrs, ~21% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Orrs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Orrs leans more Republican than 42 of 58 neighbors.
Orrs runs about 22 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Why Orrs 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 Orrs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Orrs hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the South Carolina average of 23%.
Housing overcrowding and voter turnout
Places with low overcrowding tend to turn out at a higher rate; Orrs, SC sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Orrs looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Orrs sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Knox, SC R+45
- Chester, SC D+5
- Rodman, SC R+38
- Lewis, SC R+21
- Richburg, SC R+30
- Mckeown, SC Even
- Lando, SC R+38
- Gayle Mill, SC R+31
- Cornwell, SC R+46
- Blackstock, SC R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adna, WA R+44
- Hallowell, KS R+68
- Hallock, IL R+59
- Armour, NC D+18
- Mooresville, AL Even
- Rexburg, MS R+26
- Reighmoor, WI R+29
- Fletchers Landing, ME R+25
- Red Rock, MN D+28
- Lodi, IN R+61
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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.