Tamassee is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Tamassee typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tamassee, ~12% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tamassee compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tamassee leans more Republican than 44 of 51 neighbors.
Tamassee runs about 49 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Tamassee. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+56), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Tamassee 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 Tamassee, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Tamassee drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Tamassee, SC sits above the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Tamassee looks the way it does
Turnout in Tamassee 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
- Salem, SC R+48
- Mountain Rest, SC R+55
- West Union, SC R+61
- Walhalla, SC R+58
- Whetstone, SC R+57
- Sunset, SC R+58
- Nimmons, SC R+64
- Nine Times, SC R+70
- Six Mile, SC R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mercer, WI R+26
- Tyler, MN R+50
- Tubac, AZ R+4
- Clark Fork, ID R+42
- Harned, KY R+60
- Carolina, RI R+9
- Frederic, MI R+34
- Cerro Gordo, IL R+41
- Mormon Bar, CA R+23
- Ferguson, NC R+58
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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.