Woodruff leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Woodruff typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Woodruff, ~18% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Woodruff compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Woodruff leans more Republican than 34 of 65 neighbors.
Woodruff runs about 29 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Woodruff. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+17), a spread of about 54 points.
Why Woodruff 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 Woodruff, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Woodruff votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 22%, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Woodruff, SC sits above the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Woodruff looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Woodruff 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
- Crescent, SC R+53
- Poplar Springs, SC R+48
- Walnut Grove, SC R+71
- Reidville, SC R+43
- Moore, SC R+21
- Roebuck, SC R+32
- Owings, SC R+61
- Enoree, SC R+62
- Fountain Inn, SC R+30
- Lanford, SC R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Damascus, MD D+18
- Pedley, CA R+4
- Conneaut, OH R+25
- Milton, DE R+9
- Blue Ash, OH D+10
- Corona Del Mar, CA R+13
- Decatur, TX R+63
- Hazel Crest, IL D+80
- Vadnais Heights, MN D+20
- Medway, MA D+16
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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.