Thor is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Thor typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Thor, ~11% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Thor compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Thor leans more Republican than 40 of 43 neighbors.
Thor runs about 47 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Why Thor 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 Thor, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in Thor are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Thor, SC sits below the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Thor looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Thor is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pelion, SC R+65
- Fairview Crossroads, SC R+64
- Perry, SC R+45
- Seivern, SC R+29
- Wagener, SC R+37
- Salley, SC R+23
- Woodford, SC R+28
- Steedman, SC R+64
- Swansea, SC R+41
- Gaston, SC R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Loup City, NE R+60
- Green Sea, SC R+55
- Port Leyden, NY R+49
- Green Ridge, MO R+66
- Lodge Grass, MT D+26
- Steinhatchee, FL R+68
- Cleveland, MO R+52
- East Hounsfield, NY R+29
- Callao, VA R+17
- Loda, IL R+51
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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.