29849 leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 76% of adults in 29849 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 29849, ~28% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 29849 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 29849 leans more Republican than 4 of 6 neighbors.
29849 runs about 8 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 29849. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+31) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+7), a spread of about 24 points.
Why 29849 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 29849, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in 29849 drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 29849, SC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in 29849 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 29849 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 48%, about 10 points below the South Carolina average of 58%. 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.