Boltons Landing leans slightly Democratic by roughly 8 points: about 54% of voters vote Democratic and 46% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Boltons Landing typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Boltons Landing, ~46% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Boltons Landing compares
Boltons Landing runs about 25 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while Boltons Landing is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Boltons Landing. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+21) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+3), a spread of about 24 points.
Why Boltons Landing leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Boltons Landing, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 58% of adults in Boltons Landing hold a bachelor's degree, about 30 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Boltons Landing runs against the grain of South Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Boltons Landing, Charleston, SC does.
Why turnout in Boltons Landing looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Boltons Landing is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston, SC D+74
- Charleston Historic District, Charleston, SC D+12
- Daniel Island, Charleston, SC R+21
- College Park, Ladson, SC R+5
- White Gables, Summerville, SC R+27
- Midtown Savannah, Savannah, GA D+71
- Ardmore-Gould Estates-Olin Heights, Savannah, GA D+36
- Chatham Parkway, Savannah, GA D+42
- Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah, GA D+4
- Paradise Park, Savannah, GA D+29
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Wedge, Woodinville, WA D+36
- Cloutier Court, Wilmington, DE D+26
- Broadacres Homes, Athens, GA D+56
- Coytesville, Fort Lee, NJ D+17
- Reedy Creek, Richmond, VA D+70
- Centennial, Burlington, VT D+68
- Willamette, Albany, OR D+2
- Donaldson Terrace, San Antonio, TX D+31
- Reichlieu, Mobile, AL D+21
- Jackson Heights, Mobile, AL D+10
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.