Van Wyck leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 91% of adults in Van Wyck typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Van Wyck, ~33% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Van Wyck compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Van Wyck leans more Republican than 30 of 57 neighbors.
Van Wyck runs about 9 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Van Wyck. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+48) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+20), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Van Wyck 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 Van Wyck, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Van Wyck votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 37%, modestly above the South Carolina average of 24%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Van Wyck are family households, above 77% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Van Wyck, SC sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Van Wyck looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Van Wyck 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 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 99% of households in Van Wyck own their home, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Van Wyck have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Indian Land, SC R+20
- Roddy, SC R+49
- Marvin, NC R+11
- Waxhaw, NC R+20
- Lesslie, SC R+47
- Fort Mill, SC R+16
- Catawba, SC R+50
- Rowell, SC R+32
- Weddington, NC R+21
- Rock Hill, SC Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Swepsonville, NC R+23
- Plains, MT R+57
- Middleport, NY R+34
- Wilson, NY R+30
- Canisteo, NY R+46
- Juliette, GA R+55
- Shinnston, WV R+44
- Sutherland, VA R+30
- Danbury, TX R+70
- North Falmouth, MA D+31
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.