North Santee, SC Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in North Santee

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

North Santee leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% Republican.

 

About 66% of adults in North Santee typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Santee, ~40% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How North Santee compares

Among cities within 25 miles, North Santee leans more Democratic than 22 of 24 neighbors.

North Santee runs about 37 points more Democratic than South Carolina as a whole. South Carolina leans Republican overall, while North Santee is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within North Santee. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+32) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (Even), a spread of about 33 points.

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

Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 65% of residents in North Santee are Black or African American, about 35 points above the South Carolina average of 30%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 36% of adults in North Santee have never been married, above 88% of cities. North Santee runs against the grain of South Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Paved land cover and Republican lean

Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; North Santee, SC sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.

Why turnout in North Santee looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. North Santee 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%. 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.