29934 leans Democratic by roughly 30 points: about 65% of voters vote Democratic and 35% Republican.
About 80% of adults in 29934 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 29934, ~52% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 29934 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 29934 leans more Democratic than 6 of 9 neighbors.
29934 runs about 48 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while 29934 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 29934. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+68) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+24), a spread of about 92 points.
Why 29934 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 29934, 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 49% of residents in 29934 are Black or African American, about 19 points above the South Carolina average of 30%. 29934 runs against the grain of South Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; 29934, SC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 29934 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in 29934 own their home, about 14 points above the South Carolina average of 77%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and 29934 sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. 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.