Suttons leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Suttons typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Suttons, ~38% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Suttons compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Suttons leans more Democratic than 25 of 38 neighbors.
Suttons runs about 32 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while Suttons is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Suttons. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+29) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+22), a spread of about 51 points.
Why Suttons 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 Suttons, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 66% of residents in Suttons are Black or African American, about 36 points above the South Carolina average of 30%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 38% of adults in Suttons have never been married, above 92% of cities. Suttons runs against the grain of South Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Suttons, SC sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Suttons looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in Suttons own their home, about 19 points above the South Carolina average of 77%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Suttons sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Taft, SC D+43
- West Andrews, SC R+15
- Andrews, SC D+4
- Jamestown, SC R+14
- St. Stephen, SC D+7
- Lane, SC D+65
- Bloomingvale, SC D+9
- Macbeth, SC R+63
- Bethera, SC R+62
- Warsaw, SC R+21
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tobinsport, IN R+47
- Laurel Dale, WV R+74
- Lone Pine, LA R+70
- Shanghai, NC R+11
- Grass Valley, OR R+63
- Chalybeate, PA R+60
- Sandy Ridge, TN R+68
- Rolling Meadows, TX R+62
- Northboro, IA R+54
- Jenkins, IL R+53
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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.