Bennettsville, SC Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Bennettsville

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

Bennettsville leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% Republican.

 

About 54% of adults in Bennettsville typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bennettsville, ~34% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Bennettsville compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Bennettsville leans more Democratic than 46 of 49 neighbors.

Bennettsville runs about 43 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while Bennettsville is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bennettsville. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+41) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+9), a spread of about 32 points.

Why Bennettsville 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 Bennettsville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Bennettsville is about 32%, about 40 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 45% of adults in Bennettsville have never been married, above 96% of cities. Bennettsville runs against the grain of South Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Bennettsville, SC sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.

Why turnout in Bennettsville looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Bennettsville 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%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 41% of households in Bennettsville rent, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 33% of adults in Bennettsville report food insecurity, above 97% of cities. 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.