Belvedere leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Belvedere typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Belvedere, ~31% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Belvedere compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Belvedere leans more Republican than 8 of 36 neighbors.
Belvedere runs about 5 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Belvedere. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+7) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+26), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Belvedere 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 Belvedere, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Belvedere votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 67%, far above the South Carolina average of 24%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Belvedere, SC sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Belvedere looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Belvedere is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- North Augusta, SC R+29
- Burnettown, SC R+33
- Langley, SC R+33
- Graniteville, SC R+13
- Gloverville, SC R+50
- Beech Island, SC R+15
- Warrenville, SC R+47
- Augusta, GA Even
- Vaucluse, SC R+10
- Martinez, GA R+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dellwood, MO D+77
- Pixley, CA R+9
- Kaneohe Station, HI Even
- Ashville, AL R+74
- Mead, CO R+26
- West Falmouth, MA D+46
- Jefferson, OR R+37
- Ringoes, NJ R+4
- Hicksville, OH R+56
- Turner, OR R+31
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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.