Blue Brick, SC Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Blue Brick

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

Blue Brick leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.

 

About 64% of adults in Blue Brick typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Blue Brick, ~34% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Blue Brick compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Blue Brick leans more Democratic than 36 of 48 neighbors.

Blue Brick runs about 24 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while Blue Brick is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Blue Brick. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+9) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+54), a spread of about 63 points.

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

Blue Brick votes against the grain of South Carolina. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while Blue Brick runs about 24 points more Democratic.

Cancer-screening access and voter turnout

Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Blue Brick, SC sits above the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.

Why turnout in Blue Brick looks the way it does

Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Blue Brick sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. 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.