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

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

Kemper leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.

 

About 60% of adults in Kemper typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kemper, ~23% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Kemper compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Kemper leans more Republican than 26 of 58 neighbors.

Politically, Kemper sits close to the rest of South Carolina.

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

Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Kemper hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the South Carolina average of 23%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 87% of residents in Kemper drive to work alone, above 86% of cities.

Walkability and Republican lean

Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Kemper, 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 Kemper looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Kemper 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 36% of households in Kemper rent, above 92% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in Kemper report food insecurity, above 96% 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.