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

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

Hemingway is a true toss-up. About 50% of voters here vote Democratic and 50% Republican.

 

About 71% of adults in Hemingway typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hemingway, ~35% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Hemingway compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Hemingway sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 28 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 14 leaning the other way.

Hemingway runs about 18 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while Hemingway sits closer to the political middle.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hemingway. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+56) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+45), a spread of about 101 points.

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

Hemingway votes against the grain of South Carolina. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while Hemingway runs about 18 points more Democratic.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Hemingway, SC sits above 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 Hemingway looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hemingway 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 48%, about 10 points below the South Carolina average of 58%. 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.