29374 is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 58% of adults in 29374 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 29374, ~10% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 29374 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 29374 leans more Republican than 19 of 20 neighbors.
29374 runs about 48 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Why 29374 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 29374, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in 29374 are family households, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 29374, SC sits in the bottom quarter nationally 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 29374 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 29374 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 7% of homes in 29374 have more than one occupant per room, above 92% of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 83% of adults in 29374 have completed high school, below 86% 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.