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

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

Tuckertown leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.

 

About 55% of adults in Tuckertown typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tuckertown, ~31% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Tuckertown compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Tuckertown leans more Democratic than 37 of 49 neighbors.

Tuckertown runs about 29 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while Tuckertown is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Tuckertown. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+65) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+26), a spread of about 90 points.

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

Tuckertown votes against the grain of South Carolina. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while Tuckertown runs about 29 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 31% of adults in Tuckertown have never been married, above 77% of cities.

Walkability and Republican lean

Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Tuckertown, SC sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Tuckertown looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Tuckertown is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 23% of adults in Tuckertown report food insecurity, above 88% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in Tuckertown have completed high school, below 77% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.