Toney Creek is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Toney Creek typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Toney Creek, ~10% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Toney Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Toney Creek leans more Republican than 47 of 52 neighbors.
Toney Creek runs about 54 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Why Toney Creek 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 Toney Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Toney Creek drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Toney Creek are family households, above 81% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Toney Creek, SC sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Toney Creek looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Toney Creek 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
- Ware Place, SC R+67
- Belton, SC R+55
- Honea Path, SC R+63
- Princeton, SC R+73
- Pelzer, SC R+56
- West Pelzer, SC R+60
- Williamston, SC R+60
- White Plains, SC R+60
- Saylors Crossroads, SC R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gratz, PA R+66
- Pittsburg, MI R+34
- Scotland, PA R+37
- Avon, SD R+57
- Theta, TN R+58
- South Montrose, PA R+48
- Caspian, MI R+28
- Landfall, MN D+11
- Nortonville, KS R+55
- Whitefield, OK R+72
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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.