Santee Circle leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Santee Circle typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Santee Circle, ~21% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Santee Circle compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Santee Circle leans more Republican than 33 of 39 neighbors.
Santee Circle runs about 18 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Santee Circle. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+68) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+6), a spread of about 62 points.
Why Santee Circle 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 Santee Circle, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Santee Circle votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 23%, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Santee Circle, SC sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Santee Circle looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Santee Circle 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 62%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Russellville, SC R+33
- Bonneau, SC R+51
- Macbeth, SC R+63
- Pinopolis, SC R+53
- Oakley, SC R+12
- Moncks Corner, SC R+17
- Murraysville, SC R+14
- Cordesville, SC R+41
- Bethera, SC R+62
- St. Stephen, SC D+7
Cities with Similar Populations
- Island Beach, WI R+18
- Zag, KY R+65
- Nymph, AL D+10
- Towlesville, NY R+51
- Strawberry Ridge, PA R+54
- Woodville, NY R+46
- Kangley, IL R+35
- Buel, NY R+44
- Nebo, VA R+66
- Dorchester, GA R+59
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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.