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

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

Berea leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.

 

About 54% of adults in Berea typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Berea, ~25% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Berea compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Berea leans more Republican than 8 of 56 neighbors.

Berea runs about 11 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Berea. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+7) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+27), a spread of about 33 points.

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

Berea votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 79%, far above the South Carolina average of 24%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.

Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout

Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Berea, SC does.

Why turnout in Berea looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Berea is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 23%, about 10 points above the South Carolina average of 13%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 36% of households in Berea rent, above 92% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 29% of adults in Berea report food insecurity, above 95% of cities. 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.