Shamokin leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Shamokin typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Shamokin, ~21% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Shamokin compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Shamokin leans more Republican than 32 of 39 neighbors.
Shamokin runs about 24 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Shamokin. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+46) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+24), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Shamokin 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 Shamokin, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in Shamokin are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Shamokin, SC sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Shamokin looks the way it does
Turnout in Shamokin sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Shepard, SC R+26
- Camden, SC R+18
- Cassatt, SC R+40
- Westville, SC R+55
- Paint Hill, SC R+30
- Liberty Hill, SC R+48
- Lugoff, SC R+40
- Taxahaw, SC R+69
- Stoneboro, SC R+39
- Lucknow, SC R+29
Cities with Similar Populations
- Shive, TX R+77
- Zenda, WI R+35
- Sierra City, CA R+12
- Cedar Bluff, IA R+33
- East Cape Girardeau, IL R+53
- Monterey, KY R+63
- Wingate, TX R+80
- Waka, TX R+88
- Reese, TX R+42
- West Harrington, ME R+31
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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.