Rocky Bottom is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 90% of adults in Rocky Bottom typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rocky Bottom, ~17% vote Democratic, ~73% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rocky Bottom compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rocky Bottom leans more Republican than 37 of 50 neighbors.
Rocky Bottom runs about 44 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Why Rocky Bottom 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 Rocky Bottom, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 80% of households in Rocky Bottom are family households, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Rocky Bottom, SC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Rocky Bottom looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Rocky Bottom 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 98% of households in Rocky Bottom own their home, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Rocky Bottom have completed high school, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Sunset, SC R+58
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- Pickens, SC R+67
- Reid, NC R+35
- Dacusville, SC R+74
- Cedar Mountain, NC R+22
Cities with Similar Populations
- Kildare Junction, TX R+57
- Antelope, TX R+82
- Wytopitlock, ME R+46
- Cypress, LA R+35
- Ethridge, MT R+60
- Bethel, LA R+79
- Birmingham, MO R+40
- Wilson, OH R+67
- Yantley, AL D+58
- McBride, MI R+50
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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.