Bayboro leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Bayboro typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bayboro, ~21% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bayboro compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bayboro leans more Republican than 23 of 54 neighbors.
Bayboro runs about 13 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bayboro. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+77) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+14), a spread of about 62 points.
Why Bayboro 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 Bayboro, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Bayboro are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Bayboro, 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 Bayboro looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Bayboro is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 20% of adults in Bayboro report food insecurity, above 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Finklea, SC R+32
- Dog Bluff, SC R+65
- Mount Olive, SC R+51
- Aynor, SC R+62
- Loris, SC R+37
- Cool Spring, SC R+72
- Galivants Ferry, SC R+69
- Green Sea, SC R+55
- Howard, SC R+21
Cities with Similar Populations
- North Newport, ME R+42
- Norwood, GA D+23
- Bruce, NC D+36
- Higgston, GA R+61
- Calion, AR R+62
- Lovejoy, IL D+74
- Authon, TX R+76
- Pleasant Grove, MS D+26
- Pittville, CA R+45
- Reform, MS R+71
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.