29546 leans slightly Democratic by roughly 10 points: about 55% of voters vote Democratic and 45% Republican.
About 60% of adults in 29546 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 29546, ~33% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 29546 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 29546 leans more Democratic than 5 of 7 neighbors.
29546 runs about 28 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while 29546 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 29546. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+23) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+5), a spread of about 18 points.
Why 29546 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 29546, 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 46% of residents in 29546 are Black or African American, about 16 points above the South Carolina average of 30%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 39% of adults in 29546 have never been married, above 86% of zip codes. 29546 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; 29546, 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 29546 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 29546 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 45%, about 13 points below the South Carolina average of 58%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 38% of adults in 29546 report food insecurity, above 98% of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 83% of adults in 29546 have completed high school, below 85% 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.