Converse leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Converse typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Converse, ~22% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Converse compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Converse leans more Republican than 32 of 68 neighbors.
Converse runs about 32 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Why Converse 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 Converse, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Converse votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 48%, well above the South Carolina average of 24%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Converse, SC sits in the top quarter nationally 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 Converse looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Converse is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Spartanburg, SC R+4
- Mayo, SC R+68
- Central Pacolet, SC R+48
- Valley Falls, SC R+12
- Saxon, SC D+39
- Pacolet, SC R+57
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- Norristown, GA R+69
- Norcross, MN R+34
- McNab, AR R+17
- Rokeby Lock, OH R+61
- Taberville, MO R+69
- Virginia, NE R+63
- Vada, KY R+68
- Tuggleville, KY R+80
- Carolan, AR R+73
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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.