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

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

Lester is a true toss-up. About 48% of voters here vote Democratic and 52% Republican.

 

About 48% of adults in Lester typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lester, ~23% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Lester compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Lester leans more Republican than 16 of 50 neighbors.

Lester runs about 14 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lester. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+32) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+26), a spread of about 58 points.

Why Lester leans the way it does

Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Lester. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Lester, SC sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in Lester looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lester 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 45%, about 13 points below the South Carolina average of 58%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 37% of adults in Lester report food insecurity, above 98% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in Lester have completed high school, below 94% 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.