29015 leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.
About 65% of adults in 29015 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 29015, ~44% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 29015 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 29015 leans more Democratic than 4 of 5 neighbors.
29015 runs about 55 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while 29015 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why 29015 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 29015, 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 74% of residents in 29015 are Black or African American, about 44 points above the South Carolina average of 30%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 36% of adults in 29015 have never been married, above 81% of zip codes. 29015 runs against the grain of South Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 29015, SC sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 29015 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 29015 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 56%, below 72% of zip codes. 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.