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

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

Hopkins leans heavily Democratic by roughly 46 points: about 73% of voters vote Democratic and 27% Republican.

 

About 77% of adults in Hopkins typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hopkins, ~56% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Hopkins compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Hopkins leans more Democratic than 39 of 44 neighbors.

Hopkins runs about 63 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while Hopkins is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hopkins. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+69) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+5), a spread of about 74 points.

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

Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Hopkins is about 25%, about 47 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 30% of adults in Hopkins have never been married, above 75% of cities. Hopkins runs against the grain of South Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Cancer-screening access and voter turnout

Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Hopkins, SC sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.

Why turnout in Hopkins looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Hopkins 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 59%, below 59% of cities. 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.