College Park leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 67% of adults in College Park typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in College Park, ~32% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How College Park compares
College Park runs about 13 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within College Park. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+3) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+10), a spread of about 14 points.
Why College Park 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 College Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 18% of adults in College Park hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the South Carolina average of 23%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; College Park, Ladson, SC sits below the national average 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 College Park looks the way it does
Turnout in College Park sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- White Gables, Summerville, SC R+27
- Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston, SC D+74
- Boltons Landing, Charleston, SC D+7
- Daniel Island, Charleston, SC R+21
- Charleston Historic District, Charleston, SC D+12
- Downtown Columbia, Columbia, SC D+33
- The Congaree Vista, Columbia, SC D+34
- Midtown Savannah, Savannah, GA D+71
- Three Points, Columbia, SC D+59
- Ardmore-Gould Estates-Olin Heights, Savannah, GA D+36
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Grand, Riverside, CA D+4
- Fairmeadow, Palo Alto, CA D+43
- Southwest Village, Wichita, KS R+15
- Audubon, Louisville, KY D+24
- Williston North, Williston, VT D+25
- Hickory Grove, Charlotte, NC D+53
- Cape Orl Estates, Wedgefield, FL R+16
- East Albany, Albany, OR R+18
- Johnston-McAlpine, Charlotte, NC D+17
- Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada, CO D+28
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.