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

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

Willington leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% Republican.

 

About 74% of adults in Willington typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Willington, ~43% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Willington compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Willington is the most Democratic-leaning.

Willington runs about 35 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while Willington is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

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

Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 69% of residents in Willington are Black or African American, about 39 points above the South Carolina average of 30%. Willington runs against the grain of South Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Park access and Democratic lean

Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Willington, SC sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.

Why turnout in Willington looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Willington 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and more than 99% of households in Willington own their home, compared to around 84% in nearby 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.