Adams Run, SC Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Adams Run

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Adams Run leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% Republican.

 

About 75% of adults in Adams Run typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Adams Run, ~44% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Adams Run compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Adams Run leans more Democratic than 34 of 43 neighbors.

Adams Run runs about 35 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while Adams Run is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Adams Run. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+49) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+20), a spread of about 70 points.

Why Adams Run leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Adams Run, 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 58% of residents in Adams Run are Black or African American, about 28 points above the South Carolina average of 30%. Adams Run runs against the grain of South Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Homeownership and voter turnout

Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Adams Run, SC sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Adams Run looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Adams Run 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 56%, below 71% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Adams Run own their home, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.