Glendale leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Glendale typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Glendale, ~19% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Glendale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Glendale leans more Republican than 19 of 65 neighbors.
Glendale runs about 25 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Glendale. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+44) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+29), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Glendale 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 Glendale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Glendale drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Glendale, SC sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Glendale looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Glendale 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 Cities
- Pacolet Mills, SC R+71
- Converse, SC R+50
- Clifton, SC R+48
- Central Pacolet, SC R+48
- Pacolet, SC R+57
- Spartanburg, SC R+4
- Golightly, SC R+58
- Cowpens, SC R+62
- Saxon, SC D+39
- Roebuck, SC R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dazey, ND R+53
- Millwood, VA R+17
- Pireway, NC R+43
- Knittel, IA R+48
- Cruz Calle, TX R+11
- Schoenchen, KS R+69
- Scott, OK R+72
- Vowinckel, PA R+53
- Jordan, IA R+25
- Ira, IA R+45
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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.