Choppee leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Choppee typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Choppee, ~28% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Choppee compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Choppee leans more Republican than 24 of 38 neighbors.
Choppee runs about 5 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Choppee. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+29) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+42), a spread of about 71 points.
Why Choppee 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 Choppee, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Choppee drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Choppee, SC sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Choppee looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Choppee own their home, about 15 points above the South Carolina average of 77%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Choppee sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dunbar, SC D+32
- Rhems, SC R+10
- Oatland, SC D+35
- Outland, SC R+34
- Plantersville, SC D+4
- Yauhannah, SC R+15
- Hemingway, SC Even
- Warsaw, SC R+21
- Nesmith, SC D+51
- Kensington, SC R+13
Cities with Similar Populations
- Maxwelton, WV R+52
- Garza-Salinas II, TX R+2
- Weaver, TX R+78
- Moreland, OH R+64
- Jordan, MT R+87
- Leroy, TX R+72
- McCorkle, VA R+72
- Ozan, AR R+34
- South Sodus, NY R+22
- Independence, CA R+18
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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.