Hamer leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Hamer typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hamer, ~25% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hamer compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hamer leans more Republican than 20 of 60 neighbors.
Hamer runs about 8 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hamer. The southwest side is the most split-leaning (R+20) and the northwest side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Hamer 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 Hamer, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 8% of adults in Hamer hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the South Carolina average of 23%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Hamer, SC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Hamer looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hamer is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 47%, about 11 points below the South Carolina average of 58%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 43% of households in Hamer rent, compared to around 27% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 35% of adults in Hamer report food insecurity, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Oakland Cross Roads, SC Even
- Selma, SC D+10
- Dillon, SC D+7
- Echo, NC R+18
- Little Rock, SC D+3
- Riverdale, SC Even
- Minturn, SC D+9
- Purvis, NC R+13
- Rowland, NC R+9
- Raynham, NC R+31
Cities with Similar Populations
- Utley, TX R+31
- El Cenizo, TX R+3
- Ronceverte, WV R+48
- Blasdell, NY R+7
- Black Earth, WI D+9
- Hookstown, PA R+49
- Woodsboro, MD R+26
- Constantia, NY R+42
- Shohola, PA R+33
- Seabrook, SC D+20
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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.