Waverly Mills leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 98% of adults in Waverly Mills typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Waverly Mills, ~37% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~2% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Waverly Mills compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Waverly Mills leans more Republican than 16 of 25 neighbors.
Waverly Mills runs about 6 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Waverly Mills. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+29) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+39), a spread of about 68 points.
Why Waverly Mills 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 Waverly Mills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Waverly Mills votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 37%, modestly above the South Carolina average of 24%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Waverly Mills, 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 Waverly Mills looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Waverly Mills 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Waverly Mills own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Waverly Mills have completed high school, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pawleys Island, SC R+36
- North Litchfield Beach, SC R+37
- Plantersville, SC D+4
- Kensington, SC R+13
- Murrells Inlet, SC R+37
- Georgetown, SC Even
- Oatland, SC D+35
- Garden City, SC R+30
- Dunbar, SC D+32
- Yauhannah, SC R+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lawrenceburg, MO R+70
- Bretz, WV R+57
- Holland, KY R+70
- Butler Center, NY R+44
- Glennonville, MO R+74
- Sliders, VA R+44
- Burning Springs, KY R+78
- Iberia, KY R+66
- Kurten, TX R+54
- Savonburg, KS R+59
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.