29564 is a Democratic stronghold. About 80% of voters here vote Democratic and 20% Republican.
About 56% of adults in 29564 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 29564, ~45% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 29564 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 29564 is the most Democratic-leaning.
29564 runs about 78 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while 29564 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 29564. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+72) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+29), a spread of about 43 points.
Why 29564 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 29564, 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 90% of residents in 29564 are Black or African American, about 60 points above the South Carolina average of 30%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 40% of adults in 29564 have never been married, above 88% of zip codes. 29564 runs against the grain of South Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 29564, SC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in 29564 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 29564 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 34% of adults in 29564 report food insecurity, above 96% of zip codes. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and 29564 sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. 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.