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

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

Hyman leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.

 

About 51% of adults in Hyman typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hyman, ~17% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Hyman compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Hyman leans more Republican than 35 of 41 neighbors.

Hyman runs about 16 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hyman. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+35) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+47), a spread of about 81 points.

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

Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Hyman drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Hyman are family households, above 86% of cities.

Walkability and Republican lean

Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Hyman, SC sits in the bottom tenth 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 Hyman looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hyman is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 23% of adults in Hyman report food insecurity, above 87% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 82% of adults in Hyman have completed high school, below 88% of cities. 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.