29742 is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 61% of adults in 29742 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 29742, ~12% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 29742 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 29742 leans more Republican than 2 of 5 neighbors.
29742 runs about 43 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 29742. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+68) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+31), a spread of about 37 points.
Why 29742 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 29742, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in 29742 hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the South Carolina average of 23%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 84% of residents in 29742 drive to work alone, above 86% of zip codes.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 29742, 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 29742 looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 82% of adults in 29742 have completed high school, about 8 points below the U.S. average of 90%. 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.