Pee Dee leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Pee Dee typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pee Dee, ~30% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pee Dee compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pee Dee leans more Republican than 23 of 45 neighbors.
Politically, Pee Dee sits close to the rest of South Carolina.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pee Dee. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+9) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+37), a spread of about 46 points.
Why Pee Dee 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 Pee Dee, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Pee Dee drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Pee Dee, 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 Pee Dee looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Pee Dee 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
- Blue Brick, SC D+6
- Orum, SC R+18
- Marion, SC D+26
- Sellers, SC R+7
- Hyman, SC R+33
- Zion, SC D+13
- Quinby, SC D+62
- Latta, SC R+11
- Rains, SC D+20
- Eulonia, SC D+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Haywood, VA R+38
- Justice, WV R+75
- Berea, NC R+24
- Brazos Bend, TX R+60
- Breckinridge, KY R+59
- Mapleton, KS R+67
- Gibbsville, WI R+43
- Penn Cove Park, WA R+9
- Sidneyville, WV R+54
- La Grange, WY R+79
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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.