29932 leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.
About 50% of adults in 29932 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 29932, ~29% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 29932 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 29932 leans more Democratic than 4 of 10 neighbors.
29932 runs about 34 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while 29932 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 29932. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+48) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+3), a spread of about 45 points.
Why 29932 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 29932, 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 50% of residents in 29932 are Black or African American, about 20 points above the South Carolina average of 30%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 45% of adults in 29932 have never been married, above 92% of zip codes. 29932 runs against the grain of South Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; 29932, SC sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in 29932 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 29932 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%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in 29932 report food insecurity, above 94% of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 71% of adults in 29932 have completed high school, below 97% 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.