Travelers Rest leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Travelers Rest typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Travelers Rest, ~18% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Travelers Rest compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Travelers Rest leans more Republican than 42 of 62 neighbors.
Travelers Rest runs about 32 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Travelers Rest. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+62) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+22), a spread of about 40 points.
Why Travelers Rest 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 Travelers Rest, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Travelers Rest votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 29%, about 8 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Travelers Rest, SC sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Travelers Rest looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Travelers Rest 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 63%, above 59% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Slater, SC R+69
- Marietta, SC R+65
- Taylors, SC R+30
- Sans Souci, SC Even
- Berea, SC R+7
- River Falls, SC R+43
- Parker, SC D+14
- Wade Hampton, SC R+13
- Dacusville, SC R+74
- Cleveland, SC R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Shiloh, PA R+20
- Pinole, CA D+39
- Bristol, RI D+9
- Troy, AL R+7
- Belgrade, MT R+21
- Norwalk, OH R+34
- Frankfort, IL R+7
- Perry, GA R+16
- Princeton Junction, NJ D+42
- Ensley, FL R+5
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.