29468 leans heavily Democratic by roughly 40 points: about 70% of voters vote Democratic and 30% Republican.
About 57% of adults in 29468 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 29468, ~40% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 29468 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 29468 leans more Democratic than 5 of 7 neighbors.
29468 runs about 59 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while 29468 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 29468. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+46) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+32), a spread of about 14 points.
Why 29468 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 29468, 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 86% of residents in 29468 are Black or African American, about 56 points above the South Carolina average of 30%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 40% of adults in 29468 have never been married, above 87% of zip codes. 29468 runs against the grain of South Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a high uninsured rate tend to turn out at a lower rate, as 29468, SC does.
Why turnout in 29468 looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 42% of adults in 29468 report food insecurity, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and 29468 sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in 29468 have completed high school, below 93% 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.