29572 leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 75% of adults in 29572 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 29572, ~29% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 29572 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 29572 leans more Republican than 1 of 8 neighbors.
29572 runs about 4 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 29572. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+33) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+18), a spread of about 15 points.
Why 29572 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 29572, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
29572 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 87%, far above the South Carolina average of 24%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 29572, SC sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 29572 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 29572 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. 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.