Douglass, SC Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Douglass

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

Douglass leans heavily Democratic by roughly 38 points: about 69% of voters vote Democratic and 31% Republican.

 

About 56% of adults in Douglass typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Douglass, ~39% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Douglass compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Douglass leans more Democratic than 47 of 52 neighbors.

Douglass runs about 56 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while Douglass is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

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

Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 68% of residents in Douglass are Black or African American, about 38 points above the South Carolina average of 30%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 37% of adults in Douglass have never been married, above 90% of cities. Douglass runs against the grain of South Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Douglass, SC sits below the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in Douglass looks the way it does

Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 27% of adults in Douglass report food insecurity, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 81% of adults in Douglass have completed high school, below 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.