Townville, SC Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Townville

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Townville is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.

 

About 83% of adults in Townville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Townville, ~16% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Townville compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Townville leans more Republican than 26 of 52 neighbors.

Townville runs about 44 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Townville. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+69) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+58), a spread of about 11 points.

Why Townville 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 Townville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Townville drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Townville, SC sits in the top quarter nationally 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 Townville looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Townville is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Townville own their home, compared to around 73% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.