Walterboro leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Walterboro typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Walterboro, ~32% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Walterboro compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Walterboro leans more Republican than 18 of 44 neighbors.
Walterboro runs about 12 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Walterboro. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+36) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+39), a spread of about 76 points.
Why Walterboro 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 Walterboro, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Walterboro votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 31%, modestly above the South Carolina average of 24%). 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; Walterboro, SC sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Walterboro looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Walterboro 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
- Hendersonville, SC R+37
- Stokes, SC R+35
- Round O, SC R+41
- Ruffin, SC R+33
- Canadys, SC R+33
- Ritter, SC D+21
- Cottageville, SC R+49
- White Hall, SC D+36
- Sniders Crossroads, SC R+44
- Williams, SC R+34
Cities with Similar Populations
- North Aurora, IL D+10
- Elkins Park, PA D+70
- Seaford, NY R+35
- Wade Hampton, SC R+13
- Rex, GA D+68
- Jerome, ID R+43
- Tinton Falls, NJ Even
- Marlboro, NJ R+14
- La Grange, IL D+31
- North Babylon, NY R+9
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.