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

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

Hollywood is a true toss-up. About 51% of voters here vote Democratic and 49% Republican.

 

About 77% of adults in Hollywood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hollywood, ~39% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Hollywood compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Hollywood sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 22 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 16 leaning the other way.

Hollywood runs about 20 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while Hollywood sits closer to the political middle.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hollywood. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+27) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+20), a spread of about 47 points.

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

Hollywood votes against the grain of South Carolina. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while Hollywood runs about 20 points more Democratic.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Hollywood, SC sits above the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Hollywood looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Hollywood 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 62%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.