29426 leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.
About 75% of adults in 29426 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 29426, ~43% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 29426 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 29426 leans more Democratic than 4 of 6 neighbors.
29426 runs about 33 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while 29426 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 29426. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+39) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+17), a spread of about 56 points.
Why 29426 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 29426, 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 59% of residents in 29426 are Black or African American, about 29 points above the South Carolina average of 30%. 29426 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; 29426, 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 29426 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 29426 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 75% of zip codes. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in 29426 own their home, above 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.