29446 leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% Republican.
About 61% of adults in 29446 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 29446, ~41% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 29446 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 29446 is the most Democratic-leaning.
29446 runs about 52 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while 29446 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 29446. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+42) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+24), a spread of about 18 points.
Why 29446 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 29446, 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 62% of residents in 29446 are Black or African American, about 32 points above the South Carolina average of 30%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 40% of adults in 29446 have never been married, above 87% of zip codes. 29446 runs against the grain of South Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 29446, SC sits in the bottom tenth 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 29446 looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 75% of adults in 29446 have completed high school, about 15 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and 29446 sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 5% of homes in 29446 have more than one occupant per room, above 84% 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.