Stoneboro leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Stoneboro typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Stoneboro, ~24% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Stoneboro compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Stoneboro leans more Republican than 24 of 41 neighbors.
Stoneboro runs about 21 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Why Stoneboro 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 Stoneboro, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Stoneboro hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the South Carolina average of 23%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Stoneboro sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 86% of cities).
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Stoneboro, 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 Stoneboro looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Stoneboro own their home, about 14 points above the South Carolina average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Liberty Hill, SC R+48
- Kershaw, SC R+44
- Westville, SC R+55
- Great Falls, SC R+33
- Primus, SC R+71
- Taxahaw, SC R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sunnydale, AR R+75
- Sunnybrook, CA R+40
- Peoria, MO R+68
- Wicomico Church, VA R+13
- Cohansey, NJ R+37
- Three Points, CA R+32
- Scotchbrush, NY R+51
- Serafina, NM D+32
- Lafourche, LA R+81
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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.