29452 leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% Republican.
About 78% of adults in 29452 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 29452, ~48% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 29452 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 29452 leans more Democratic than 5 of 6 neighbors.
29452 runs about 42 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while 29452 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why 29452 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 29452, 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 79% of residents in 29452 are Black or African American, about 49 points above the South Carolina average of 30%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 33% of adults in 29452 have never been married, above 75% of zip codes. 29452 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; 29452, 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 29452 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 29452 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 62%. 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.